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mandible coronoid process

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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. [ http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/glossary/glossaryCh.html#Coronoid%20process http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronoid_process_of_the_mandible ]

Synonyms: coronoid process of mandible, processus coronoideus (mandibula)

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UBPROP 0000012

TAO:0001673 coronoid process, a bony projection on dentary

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Processuscoronoideusmandibulae.PNG

has related synonym

processus coronoideus mandibulae, mandibular coronoid process

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UBERON:0004660

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Coronoid process of mandible