Definition of coronoid in English:
coronoid
adjective ˈkɒrənɔɪdˈkɔrənɔɪd
Anatomy Relating to or denoting a hooked projection of bone.
See coronoid process
Example sentencesExamples
- In both specimens, the prearticular extends forward to a point midway between the two large coronoid teeth.
- On one specimen tiny coronoid teeth are shown in medial view.
- At the left, the coronoid toothrow appears disrupted - probably by the offset roots of the anterior coronoid fangs.
- The anterior compartment is thoroughly evaluated for loose bodies; evidence of chondral damage to the coronoid process, capitellum, or radial head; or osteophyte formation in the coronoid fossa.
- Superior to the trochlea is another anterior depression called the coronoid fossa which receives part of the ulna when flexed.
noun ˈkɒrənɔɪdˈkɔrənɔɪd
Zoology A slender bone forming part of the lower jaw in primitive vertebrates.
Example sentencesExamples
- All three coronoids are dentigerous.
- The coronoid bone has been reduced to a small, ovoid element on the medial face of the dentary.
- The dentary narrows posterior to the coronoid, and forms a short but robust condylar process that terminates in a large, broad condyle.
- These striations indicate where the dentary was overlapped medially by the coronoids.
- The supradentary overgrows the joint and fuses with the coronoid.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Greek korōnē, denoting something hooked, + -oid.
Definition of coronoid in US English:
coronoid
adjectiveˈkôrənoidˈkɔrənɔɪd
Anatomy Relating to or denoting a hooked projection of bone.
See coronoid process
Example sentencesExamples
- The anterior compartment is thoroughly evaluated for loose bodies; evidence of chondral damage to the coronoid process, capitellum, or radial head; or osteophyte formation in the coronoid fossa.
- Superior to the trochlea is another anterior depression called the coronoid fossa which receives part of the ulna when flexed.
- At the left, the coronoid toothrow appears disrupted - probably by the offset roots of the anterior coronoid fangs.
- On one specimen tiny coronoid teeth are shown in medial view.
- In both specimens, the prearticular extends forward to a point midway between the two large coronoid teeth.
nounˈkôrənoidˈkɔrənɔɪd
Zoology A slender bone forming part of the lower jaw in primitive vertebrates.
Example sentencesExamples
- All three coronoids are dentigerous.
- The coronoid bone has been reduced to a small, ovoid element on the medial face of the dentary.
- The dentary narrows posterior to the coronoid, and forms a short but robust condylar process that terminates in a large, broad condyle.
- These striations indicate where the dentary was overlapped medially by the coronoids.
- The supradentary overgrows the joint and fuses with the coronoid.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Greek korōnē, denoting something hooked, + -oid.