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(kŏ-rō′nă )
[L. corona, fr. Gr. korōnē, (something) hooked or curved, a tip (of a bow)]
Any structure resembling a crown.
coronal (kŏ-rō′năl ), adj.
The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body.
The crown of a tooth.
The posterior border of the glans penis.
A cluster of dilated purple spider veins found around the ankle (usually on the medial side) in people who have chronic venous insufficiency of the leg.
1. The ascending and descending fibers of the internal capsule of the brain that extend in all directions to the cerebral cortex above the corpus callosum. Many of the fibers arise in the thalamus.
2. A thin mass of follicle cells that adhere firmly to the zona pellucida of the human ovum after ovulation.
Syphilitic blotches on the forehead that parallel the hairline.
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