Term Name: mandible coronoid process
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]

Relationships
is part of: mandibular ramus
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure skeletal element projection