| cavosurface angle | The angle formed by the junction of a cavity wall and the surface of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medial angle of eye | The angle formed by the union of the upper and lower eyelids medially. Synonym: angulus oculi medialis, angulus oculi nasalis, internal canthus, medial canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visual angle | The angle formed at the retina by the meeting of lines drawn from the periphery of the object seen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle | The network of fibres (pectinate ligaments) at the iridocorneal angle between the anterior chamber of the eye and the venous sinus of the sclera; it contains spaces between the fibres that are involved in drainage of the aqueous humor, and is composed of two portions: the corneoscleral part, the part attached to the sclera, and the uveal part, the part attached to the iris. Synonym: reticulum trabeculare sclerae, Gerlach's valvula, Hueck's ligament, ligamentum annulare bulbi, pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle, pillar of iris, trabecular meshwork, trabecular network, trabecular zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vogt's angle | A craniometric angle formed by the nasobasilar and alveolonasal lines. Origin: K. Vogt (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalic angle | One of several angle's formed by the intersection of two lines passing through certain points of the face or cranium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalomedullary angle | The angle made by the junction of the cerebrum and the brain stem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvivertebral angle | The angle made by the pelvis as defined by the plane of the superior pelvic aperture with the general axis of the trunk or vertebral column. See: inclination of pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebellopontile angle | <anatomy, oncology> The angle between the cerebellum and the pons, a common site for the growth of acoustic neuromas. (16 Dec 1997) |
| mesial angle | The angle formed by the meeting of the mesial with the labial (or buccal) or lingual surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right angle clamp | A clamp with a short 90 |
| metafacial angle | The angle between the pterygoid processes and the base of the skull. Synonym: Serres' angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meter angle | The amount of convergence required to view binocularly an object 1 meter distant and exerting 1 diopter of accommodation. Synonym: unit of ocular convergence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rolando's angle | The angle which the fissure of Rolando (central sulcus) makes with the midplane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phase angle | <microscopy> The angular equivalent of the time displacement between corresponding points on two sine waves of the same frequency. (05 Aug 1998) |