coronary cushion

American  

noun

1. a thick band of vascular tissue in the coronet of horses and other hoofed animals that secretes the horny wall of the hoof.

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Example Sentences

A, Os suffraginis; B, os coronæ; C, os pedis; D, navicular bone; E, tendon of the extensor pedis; F, insertion of the extensor pedis into the pyramidal process of the os pedis; G, the tendon of the flexor perforatus; H, insertion of perforatus into the os coronæ; I, tendon of the flexor perforans; J, its passing attachment to the os coronæ; K, its final insertion into the semilunar crest of os pedis; a, section of coronary cushion; b, section of plantar cushion; c, semilunar sinus of os pedis.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the larger branches given off from its anterior portion are two descending, one on each side of the extensor pedis, to assist in the formation of the Circumflex Artery of the Coronary Cushion.

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The central portion lies between the lateral cartilages and immediately under the coronary cushion.

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The Anterior Branch descends in front of the vein, distributing cutaneous branches to the front of the digit, and terminating in the coronary cushion.

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It terminates in the coronary cushion and the sensitive laminæ.

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