<procedure> Surgical removal of the coronoid process of the mandible. ... Origin: coronoid + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kor″ә-noi-dek´tә-me) surgical removal of the coronoid process of the mandible.
Type: Term Pronunciation: kōr′ŏ-noy-dek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Surgical removal of the coronoid process of the mandible.
coronoidectomy The surgical removal of the coronoid process (sharp triangular projection from a bone) of the mandible (jaw bone).