cardiodiaphragmatic angle

cardiodiaphragmatic angle
the angle formed by the junction of the shadows of the heart and diaphragm in posteroanterior radiographs of the chest; called also cardiophrenic a.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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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

  • cardiophrenic angle — cardiodiaphragmatic a …   Medical dictionary

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