coronion
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tip of the coronoid process of the mandible.
Example Sentences
- "It has been demonstrated that practically every patient under a general anaesthetic has traces of blood below the larynx, while in almost 50 per cent of the cases this strain extends to the coronion."
- "Common to both subtypes are, to mention this briefly, a low, padded forehead ; rather pronounced coronions ; and a small mouth with curved, fairly fleshy lips."
- "The jaw of Callithrix, by contrast, shows a less aggressive coronion and a condylar pivot which lies nearer to the occlusal plane, reflecting the marmosets' greater emphasis on exudate-gouging, although not to Cebuella's extreme."