ANGELIC ACID 



82 



ANGIOMETER 



Angelic Acid [an-jel'-ik as' -id). See Acid. 



Angelica (an-jel' '-ik-ak) [L.j. The seeds and root of 

 Archangelica officinalis and other species. An aro- 

 matic stimulant and emmenagogue. Dose of the fid. 

 ext. : Seeds tt\, v-x ; root 3 ss-j. Unof. 



Angel's Wing {an'-jelz wing). A deformity of the 

 scapula in which it turns forward and then backward, 

 giving the shoulder a peculiar dorsal bulge, as in a 

 scoliotic chest. 



Anger's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Angiectasis [an-je-ek'-tas-is) [ayyelov, a blood-vessel ; 

 EKTaatg, dilatation]. Abnormal dilatation of a vessel, 

 as in aneurysm, etc. ; enlargement of capillaries. 



Angiectopia [an-je-ek-to' '-pe-ah ) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 eKToiroq, displaced]. Displacement or abnormal posi- 

 tion of a vessel. 



Angielcus, or Angeielcus (an-je-el'-kus) [ayyelov, a 

 vessel; e/.Kog, an ulcer]. An ulcer in the walls of a 

 vessel. 



Angiemphraxis [an-je-em-fraks' -is) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 ifi&pai-ig, obstruction]. Obstruction of a vessel, or of 

 vessels. 



Angiitis, or Angeiitis [an-je-i f -tis) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 ltiq, inflammation]. Inflammation of a lymph vessel 

 or blood vessel. 



Angina (an'-jin-ah or an-ji'-nah) [angere, to stran- 

 gle]. A sense of choking or suffocation, a symptom 

 of inflammatory affections of the pharynx. It is 

 synonymous with Cynanche. A. acuta or simplex, 

 simple sore-throat. A. externa. Synonym of 

 Mumps. A., Hogskin. Synonym of Diphtheria. 

 A. laryngea. Synonym of Laryngitis. A. lin- 

 gualis. Same as Glossitis. A., Ludwig's, acute 

 suppurative inflammation of the connective tissue sur- 

 rounding the submaxillary gland. A. membranacea. 

 Synonym of Croup. A. parotidea, the mumps, or 

 Parotitis, q. v. A. pectoris, a paroxysmal neurosis 

 with intense pain and oppression about the heart. It 

 usually occurs in the male after forty years of age, and 

 is generally associated with diseased conditions of the 

 heart and aorta. There is a sense of impending 

 death, and frequently there is a fatal termination. A. 

 pectoris-vasomotoria, a term given by Nothnagel 

 and Landois to an angina associated with vaso-motor 

 disturbances, coldness of the surface, etc., but never 

 resulting fatally. A., Pseudo-, is a neurosis occurring 

 in young anemic females, characterized by a less grave 

 set of symptoms and never resulting fatally. A. 

 simplex. See A. acuta. A. tonsillans, Quinsy, q. v. 

 A. trachealis, the Croup, q. v. A. ulcero-mem- 

 branous. See Tonsillitis, herpetic. 



Anginoid [an f -jin-oid) [angere, to strangle]. Re- 

 sembling angina. 



Angioasthenia [an-je-o-as-the' '-ne-ah) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 aodkveia, weakness]. Atony of the blood-vessels. 



Angiocarditis (an-je-o-kar-di' -tis) [ayyelov, a blood- 

 vessel; napSia, the heart; iriq, inflammation]. An 

 inflammation of the heart and blood-vessels (hypothet- 

 ical). 



Angiocarpous {an' ' -je-o-kar-pus) [ayyelov, a vessel; 

 Kapnor, fruit]. In biology, having the fruit invested 

 with a distinct covering or husk ; having a closed 

 apothecium ; having the hymenium inclosed by the 

 sporocarp. 



Angiochalasis, or Angeiochalasis (an-je-o-haF-as-is) 

 [ayyelov, a vessel; ja/lnir^c, relaxation]. Dilatation 

 or relaxation of the blood-vessels. 



Angiocholitis (an-jr-o-ko-W -tis) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 Ko'tij, bile; trie, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 biliary ducts. 



Angioderma pigmenotosum [an-je-o-d<r' -mah pig- 

 men-to'-sum). See Atrophoderma. 



Angiodiastasis [an-je-o-di-as' '-tas-is) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 Scdaramg a separation]. I. Displacement or dilatation 

 of a vessel. 2. Retraction of the severed ends of a 

 blood-vessel. 



Angioembolus [an-je-o-em' -bo-lus) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 efijiolog, anything thrown in]. A plug (as of clotted 

 blood) in a vessel. 



Angiogenesis [an-je-o-jen' -es-is). See Angiogeny. 



Angiogeny (an-je-og' -en-e) [ayyelov, a vessel ; yevvd- 

 eiv, to produce]. The development of the vessels. 



Angioglioma [an-je-o-gli-o' -mah ) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 y'kia, glue; bfia, a tumor: //., Angiogliomata~\. A 

 gliomatous vascular tumor of the spinal cord. 



Angiograph [an' ' -je-o-graf) [ayyelov, a vessel ; ypdcpeiv, 

 to write] . A form of sphygmograph invented by Lan- 

 dois. 



Angiography [an-je-og' -ra-fe) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 ypa<pT], a writing]. A description of the vessels; 

 angiology. 



Angiohemothrombus [an-je-o-hem-o-throm' -bus) [ay- 

 yelov, a vessel ; al/ia, blood ; dpbfijioc, thrombus] . A 

 clot in a blood-vessel. 



Angiohydrology [an-je-o-hi-drol f -o-je) [ayyelov, a ves- 

 sel ; va~u)p, water; 16yog, science]. The science of 

 the lymphatic vessels, their contents, etc. 



Angiokeratoma [an-je-o-ker-at-o' -mah ) [ayyelov, a ves- 

 sel ; nkpac, horn ; 6/ua, tumor] . Lymphangiectasis ; 

 Telangiectic warts ; a very rare disease of the ex- 

 tremities characterized by warty-looking growths that 

 develop on dilated vessels in persons with chilblain, 

 etc. Dark spots the size of pins' points or pins' 

 heads, evidently vascular, develop as an attack of 

 chilblains is subsiding. The disease is peculiar to 

 childhood, and especially occurs in females. 



Angioleucitis [an-je-o-lu-si' -tis) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 "KevkSc, white ; itlc, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the lymphatic vessels. 



Angiolithic [an-je-o-lith' -ik) [ayyelov, a vessel ; "kiBoq, 

 a stone]. Literally, a qualification applied to avascu- 

 lar and crystalline formation. Practically applied to 

 neoplasms in which crystalline or mineral deposits take 

 place, with hyaline degeneration of the coats of the 

 vessels. 



Angiology [an-je-ol -o-je) [ayyelov, a vessel ; \6yoq, 

 science]. The science of the blood-vessels and lym- 

 phatics. 



Angiolymphitis [an-je-o-limf-i' '-tis) [ayyelov, a vessel ; 

 lympha, lymph; irtr, inflammation]. Same as An- 

 gioleucitis. 



Angiolymphoma [an-je-o-limf-o' '-mah ) [ayyelov, a ves- 

 sel ; lympha, water ; bfia, tumor : //. , Angiolympho- 

 mata'] . A tumor formed of lymphatic vessels. 



Angioma (an-jc-o' '-mah ) [ayyelov, a vessel ; bfia, a 

 tumor: pi. , Angiomata\. A tumor formed of blood- 

 vessels. Called also Erectile or Vascular Tumor. 

 A., Cavernous, with communicating alveolar spaces. 

 See Varix, Cirsoid. Capillary and venous angiomata 

 are called Nevi, or Mothers' A/arhs. A., Cystic. 

 Synonym of Lymphangioma circumscriptum. A., In- 

 fective. See A. serpiginosum. A. pigmentosum 

 atrophicum. See Xeroderma pigmentosum. A. 

 serpiginosum, infective angioma ; nevus hums ; 

 a very rare disease of the skin in which minute vascu- 

 lar points are formed in rings or other groups, that 

 spread at the borders, while fresh points are continu- 

 ally developing beyond them. The points look like 

 grains of cayenne pepper. It occurs usually in girls, 

 but its etiology and pathology arc unknown. 



Angiomalacia [nn-jr-o-maf-a'-sc-ah) [djyelov, a ves- 

 sel; ,ua?aKia,a softening]. Softening of the blood- 

 vessels. 



Angiometer [an-je-om'-et-cr). See Sphygmograph. 





