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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy, an angle: used in phrases like angulus oris, the corner of the mouth; angulus mandibulæ, the angle of the mandible or lower jaw-bone; angulus costæ, the angle of a rib.
  • noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of mollusks.

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  • noun anatomy An angle, a corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.

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