contra-angle /con·tra-an·gle/ (kon″trah-ang´g'l) an angulation by which the working point of a surgical instrument is brought close to the long axis of its shaft.
contra-angle
contra-angle (kän´tr
-ang´gl),
contra-angle
[kon′trə·ang′gəl]
Etymology: L, contra, against + angulus, angle
an angulation by which the working point of a surgical instrument is brought close to the long axis of its shaft. It may involve two, three, or four bends, or angles, in its shank.
contra-angle (kän´tr
-ang´gl),n more than one angle. An instrument having two or more offsetting angles such that the end of the instrument is kept within 3 mm of the axis of the shaft.
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