Medical Definition of mandibular angle. : an angle formed by the junction at the gonion of the posterior border of the ramus and the inferior border of the body of the mandible.
When a fully grown nail is atrophied, it loses its shine; loses healthy look, starts to shrink in size, and may eventually falls away. This condition is called Onychatrophia and also known as atrophy. There are number of degrees of onychatrophia condition. An individual can have only one nail that has atrophied. However, this condition can never worsen because the condition was identified and treated as soon as possible.
Dystrophy in itself is a condition that can affect any part of the body and is usually a result of inadequate nutrition. However, nail dystrophy is a condition where the nail is severely damaged either due to a traumatic accident or fungal infection.In nail dystrophy, the nail loses its shape or gets partially or completely destroyed. Causes and Treatment For Preventing Psoriatic Nail Dystrophy. 2  Nail dystrophy is damage caused to the nail due to trauma or a disease. 3  It is characterized by parti... 4  Genetic Treatment Methods And Protocols Of Muscular Dystrophy. 5  Muscular dystrophy is progressive weakening of muscle due to some genetic reasons.