| slant culture | A culture made on the slanting surface of a medium which has been solidified in a test tube inclined from the perpendicular so as to give a greater area than that of the lumen of the tube. Synonym: slope culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| slanted ear | An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tibio-talar slant | <radiology> Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sickle-cell disease, haemophilia (12 Dec 1998) |
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