- metafacial angle
- the angle between the base of the skull and the pterygoid process; called also Serres a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metafacial angle
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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
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