coronary cushion

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noun

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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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Also called coronary ring, coronary band .

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The central portion lies between the lateral cartilages and immediately under the coronary cushion.
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These extend downwards from the lower border of the coronary cushion to the inferior margin of the os pedis.
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It only remains to state that, like the coronary cushion, the surface of the sensitive frog is closely studded with papillæ.
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The main portion of the wall is developed from the numerous papillæ covering the corium of the coronary cushion.
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The coronary cushion is also affected in the same way, where the changes are noted most in its posterior portions.
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