| angiitis | (n) inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct |
| angina | (n) any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain |
| anginal | (adj) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris, Syn. anginous, anginose |
| angina pectoris | (n) a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart, Syn. angina |
| angiocardiogram | (n) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
| angiocarp | (n) tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk |
| angiocarpic | (adj) having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk, Syn. angiocarpous |
| angioedema | (n) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs, Syn. giant hives, atrophedema, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
| angiogenesis | (n) the formation of new blood vessels |
| angiogenesis inhibitor | (n) a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors |
| Angienchyma | ‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; receptacle + &unr_;. Formed like Parenchyma. ] (Bot.) Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| angina | ‖n. [ L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See anger, n. ] 1. (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ] 2. (Med.) Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain. [ AS ] 3. (Med.) Angina pectoris. [ AS ]
Angina pectoris Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest. It is so called because the pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]
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| anginal | adj. (Med.) Of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.
Syn. -- anginal, anginose, anginous [ WordNet 1.5 + AS ] |
| anginous | { } a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris; anginal. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ] Variants: anginose |
| Angio- | [ Gr. 'aggei^on vessel receptacle. ] A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| angiocarp | n. 1. tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| angiocarpic | adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.
Syn. -- angiocarpous [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Angiocarpous | a. [ Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
Syn. -- angiocarpic [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Angiogram | n. (Med.) [ angio- + Gr. gra`mma a writing. ] An X-ray photograph produced by angiography. AS [ PJC ] |
| Angiography | n. [ Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie. ] 1. (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Med.) A diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream. AS [ PJC ] |
