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angulation /an·gu·la·tion/ (ang″gu-la´shun)
1. formation of a sharp obstructive bend, as in the intestine, ureter, or similar tubes.
2. deviation from a straight line, as in a badly set bone.

an·gu·la·tion (nggy-lshn)
n.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ.

angu·late (-lt) v.

angulation
Etymology: L, angulatus, bent
1 an angular shape or formation.
2 the discipline of precisely measuring angles, as in mechanical drafting and surveying.
3 (in radiography) the direction of the useful beam of radiation in relation to the object being radiographed and the film used to record its image. See also horizontal angulation, vertical angulation.

angulation [ang″gu-la´shun]
1. formation of a sharp obstructive angle as in the intestine, the ureter, or similar tubes.
2. deviation from a straight line, as in a poorly set bone.

angulation (radiographic) (ang´-gyōōlā´shn),
n the direction of the primary beam of radiation in relation to object and film.

angulation
1. the formation of a sharp obstructive angle as in the intestine, the ureter or similar tubes.
2. in conformation, used to describe angles between long bones at joints, especially shoulder, stifle and hock.


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Back in the Galapagos, Sir David also visited a colony of angulate tortoises, best known for bloody "jousting" using lances on the front of their enormous shells.
78) dextral, up to 30 mm, thick, elongate and acute-conical, 7-14 whorls, apical whorls bearing 1-3 carinae; body whorl shouldered at outer periphery, striate below; aperture angulate, lacrimate, canaliculate (Harmen & Berg 1971); growth lines inconspicuous; subfossils usually fragmented, lack periostracum.
Displaced fractures will usually angulate in an apex volar direction due to attachments of the interossei muscles.
 
 
 
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