| Bennett angle | The angle formed by the sagittal plane and the path of the advancing condyle during lateral mandibular movement as viewed in the horizontal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bennett fracture | <radiology> Mechanism: forced abduction of thumb, findings: intraarticular fracture/dislocation of the base of the 1st metacarpal at the ulnar aspect, small fragment of metacarpal continues to articulate with the trapezium, lateral retraction of metacarpal shaft by abductor pollicis longus, difficult to keep in anatomical alignment, complication: pseudoarthrosis, better prognosis than Rolando fracture see: thumb fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bennett movement | The bodily lateral movement or lateral shift of the mandible during a laterotrusive movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bennett's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture-dislocation of the first metacarpal bone (thumb) at the carpal metacarpal joint. (06 Aug 1998) |
| Bennett, Edward | <person> Irish surgeon, 1837-1907. See: Bennett's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bennett, Norman | <person> British dentist, 1870-1947. See: Bennett angle, Bennett movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cooke, A Bennett | <person> U.S. Physician, *1869. See: Cooke's speculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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