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the angle formed by the intersection of the body of the mandible and the ascending mandibular ramus; an important consideration in prognathic procedures. Called also angulus mandibulae [TA].Medical dictionary. 2011.
gonial angle — noun : angle of the mandible … Useful english dictionary
angle of the jaw — n GONIAL ANGLE … Medical dictionary
angle of the mandible — n GONIAL ANGLE … Medical dictionary
gonion — The lowest posterior and most outward point of the angle of the mandible. In cephalometrics, it is measured by bisecting the angle formed by the tangents to the lower and the posterior borders of the mandible; when the angles of both sides of the … Medical dictionary
angulus mandibulae — [TA] angle of mandible: the angle created at the junction of the posterior edge of the ramus and the lower edge of the mandible; called also angle of jaw, gonial angle, and mandibular angle … Medical dictionary
masseter — See m. (muscle). * * * mas·se·ter mə sēt ər, ma n a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in mastication, arises from the zygomatic arch and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and is inserted into the mandibular ramus and… … Medical dictionary
Wisdom tooth — A wisdom tooth, in humans, is any of the usually four third molars. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25.[1] Most adults have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more, in which case they are called supernumerary… … Wikipedia
pterygoid muscle — n either of two muscles extending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw: a) a muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible… … Medical dictionary
stylomandibular ligament — sty·lo·man·dib·u·lar ligament .stī lō man dib yə lər n a band of deep fascia that connects the styloid process of the temporal bone to the gonial angle * * * stylomaxillary ligament ligamentum stylomandibulare … Medical dictionary
marsupial — /mahr sooh pee euhl/ n. 1. any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a… … Universalium
