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.
What Is It? Vaginal atrophy is a change of the vagina that develops when there is a significant decrease in levels of the female hormone estrogen. The condition also is called atrophic vaginitis. Estrogen, which is produced by the ovaries, plays a vital role in keeping vaginal tissues lubricated and healthy. When levels of estrogen are low, vaginal tissue becomes atrophic â thin, dry and shrunken.