angle of jaw
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Jaw reduction — is a type of aesthetic plastic surgery in which the objective of treatment is to narrow the lower one third of the face particularly the contribution from the mandible and its muscular attachments. There are several techniques for treatment… … Wikipedia
angle of the jaw — n GONIAL ANGLE … Medical dictionary
angle — 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 lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal … Medical dictionary
jaw length — upper jaw length (the distance from the anterior tip of the upper jaw to the posterior tip of the upper jaw. Sometimes miscalled maxillary length when the premaxilla enters into the upper jaw), and lower jaw length (measured from the anterior tip … Dictionary of ichthyology
Jaw jerk reflex — The jaw jerk reflex or the masseter reflex is a stretch reflex used to test the status of a patient s trigeminal nerve (CN V).[1] The mandible or lower jaw is tapped at a downward angle just below the lips at the chin while the mouth is held… … Wikipedia
angle of the mandible — or angle of the jaw : the angle formed by the junction of the ramus and the body of the human mandible … Useful english dictionary
angle — 1) the bony protuberance posterior to the jaw gape where the angular, articular and quadrate bones join. Ventrally directed and especially prominent in some larval fishes 2) old word for a hook. Hence to angle, angler 3) to fish with a hook, rod… … Dictionary of ichthyology
angle of the jaw — see angle of the mandible … Useful english dictionary
Open-jaw ticket — An open jaw ticket is an airline ticket in which a traveler returns to the airline from a city other than the one in which they arrived, or in which the final destination is not the same as the original departure city. The trip between these two… … Wikipedia
gonial angle — n the angle formed by the junction of the posterior and lower borders of the human lower jaw called also angle of the jaw, angle of the mandible * * * the angle formed by the intersection of the body of the mandible and the ascending mandibular… … Medical dictionary
