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angulus
[ang´gu-lus] (pl. an´guli) (L.)angle; used in names of anatomic structures or landmarks.
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An·gle
(ang'gĕl),Edward Hartley, U.S. orthodontist, 1855-1930. See: Angle classification of malocclusion.
an·gle (θ),
(ang'gl), [TA]The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by converging lines or planes. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; for example, axioincisal, distobuccal, labiogingival, linguogingival (2), mesiogingival, and proximobuccal.
Synonym(s): angulus [TA]
[L. angulus]
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incisura angularis
An abrupt indentation of the gastric wall along the lesser curvature, located between the proximal 2/3 and distal 1/3, marking the imaginary junction between the antrum and body.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
an·gle
(ang'gĕl) [TA]The figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For specific angles, see the descriptive term, e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal, labiogingival, linguogingival (2), mesiogingival, proximobuccal.
Synonym(s): angulus [TA] .
Synonym(s): angulus [TA] .
[L. angulus]
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