coronoid process
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Related to coronoid processes: coronoid fossa, coronoid process of mandible, Coronoid process of ulna, fragmented coronoid process
coronoid process
[′kȯr·ə‚nȯid ¦präs·əs] (anatomy)
A thin, flattened process projecting from the anterior portion of the upper border of the ramus of the mandible, and serving for the insertion of the temporal muscle.
A triangular projection from the upper end of the ulna, forming the lower part of the radial notch.
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