Author: Glossary
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Cavity angle
The angle formed by two or more walls of a cavity preparation in restorative dentistry.
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Caudal angle
In radiology, angulation of the central ray toward the patient’s feet.
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Carrying angle
The angle in the sagittal plane made at the elbow by extending the long axis of the forearm and the upper arm. This obtuse angle is more pronounced in women than in men.
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Cardiophrenic angle
The medial inferior corner of the pulmonary cavity bordered by the heart and diaphragm.
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Biorbital angle
The angle formed by the meeting of the axes of the orbits.
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Anterior chamber angle
The angle between the cornea and iris at the periphery of the anterior chamber of the eye.
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Alveolar angle
The angle between the horizontal plane and a line drawn through the base of the nasal spine and the middle point of the alveolus of the upper jaw.
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Alpha angle
The angle formed by intersection of the visual line with the optic axis.
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Acromial angle
The angle formed by the junction of the lateral and posterior borders of the acromion.
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Angiotherapy
Treatment applied directly into a catheterized blood vessel. Angiotherapy is used, e.g., to dissolve thrombi within arteries or veins or to infuse drugs directly into the blood supply of a tumor.