Term Name: | mandible coronoid process |
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Synonyms: | coronoid, mandibular coronoid process, processus coronoideus mandibulae |
Definition: | A dorsal process on the lower jaw associated with muscle attachment. It may be formed by a separate coronoid bone or as a process of the dentary. In most living (and many extinct) mammals, the most dorsal of the three proximal processes of the jaw. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004660] |