📚 noun • entry_id 59244
coronoid process
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apófisis coronoides
A sharp triangular projection from a bone.
At the outer side of the coronoid process is a shallow depression, the radial notch, for reception of the head of the radius (pivot joint).
The significance of the coronoid process to weight transfer in the canine elbow is unknown. Some authors state that the coronoid process contributes to increasing surface area of t…
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