SINCE 1828
coronary cushion
noun
variants:
or less commonly
coronary band
or
coronary ring
Definition of coronary cushion
: a thickened band of extremely vascular tissue that lies at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and related animals and that plays an important part in the secretion of the horny walls
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