axial angle

angle /an·gle/ (ang´g'l)

1. the point at which two intersecting borders or surfaces converge.

Scapula, showing the lateral, superior, and inferior angles.

2. the degree of divergence of two intersecting lines or planes.

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acromial angle  the subcutaneous bony point at which the lateral border becomes continuous with the spine of the scapula.

axial angle  any line angle parallel with the long axis of a tooth.

cardiodiaphragmatic angle  that formed by the junction of the shadows of the heart and diaphragm in posteroanterior radiographs of the chest.

costovertebral angle  that formed on either side of the vertebral column between the last rib and the lumbar vertebrae.

angle of eye  canthus.

filtration angle  a narrow recess between the sclerocorneal junction and the attached margin of the iris, at the periphery of the anterior chamber of the eye; it is the principal exit site for the aqueous fluid.

iridial angle , iridocorneal angle, angle of iris filtration a.

line angle  an angle formed by the junction of two planes; in dentistry, the junction of two surfaces of a tooth or of two walls of a tooth cavity.

Louis' angle , Ludwig's angle sternal a.

optic angle  visual a.

point angle  one formed by the junction of three planes; in dentistry, the junction of three surfaces of a tooth, or of three walls of a tooth cavity.

angle of pubis  subpubic a.

sternal angle  the angle between the sternum and manubrium.

subpubic angle  that formed by the conjoined rami of the ischial and pubic bones.

tooth angles  those formed by two or more tooth surfaces.

venous angle  the angle formed by junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins.

visual angle  the angle formed between two lines extending from the nodal point of the eye to the extremities of the object seen.

Y angle  that between the radius fixus and the line joining the lambda and inion.

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axial angle

n.

The angle formed by two surfaces of a structure, as of a tooth, in which the line of union is parallel with its axis.