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单词 coronoid
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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.

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