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See A., Parietal. A. of Ranke. See A., Nasal. 

 A. of Reflection, in optics, that which a reflected 

 ray of light makes with a line drawn perpendicular 

 to the point of incidence. A. of Refraction, in optics, 

 that which exists between a refracted ray of light 

 and a line drawn perpendicular to the point of inci- 

 dence. A. of Rib, a line on the external surface of the 

 shaft of the vertebral extremity of the rib, to which is at- 

 tached the tendon of the sacro-lumbalis muscle. A. s., 

 that one of Lissauer's angles included between the 

 radius fixus and a line joining the basion and staphy- 

 lion. A., Sacro-vertebral, that which the sacrum 

 forms with the last lumbar vertebra. A. of Segond, 

 in craniometry, angles formed between lines drawn 

 from the basion to the various other craniometrical 

 points. The Facial angle of Segond is that be- 

 tween the line passing through the basion and mental 

 points and the line passing through the basion and 

 ophryon. The Cerebral angle of Segond is that 

 between the line passing through the basion and oph- 

 ryon, and the line passing through the basion and 

 opisthion. A. of Serres. See A. , Metafacial. A. 

 Sigma, that one of Lissauer's angles included be- 

 tween the radius fixus and a line drawn from the hor- 

 mion to the staphylion. A., Sincipital. See A. , Ex- 

 ternal .(of Mulder). A. Spal. See A. Summi 

 Palali. A., Sphenoidal, in craniometry, that included 

 between two lines joining the nasion and the basion 

 with the center of the transverse groove of the optic 

 commissure, at the point where the sloping anterior 

 surface of the sella turcica passes over into the hori- 

 zontal surface of the olivary eminence. A., Squint- 

 ing, that indicating the degree of divergence of the 

 affected eye in strabismus. A., Sterno-clavicular, 

 that existing between the clavicle and the sternum. 

 A. of St. Hilaire (Geoffroy). See A. , Facial. A., 

 Subcostal, that formed by the outward inclination 

 of the false ribs with the middle line of the body. 

 A., Suboccipital, in craniometry, that included 

 between two lines joining Broca's auricular point 

 with the posterior border of the occipital foramen 

 and the external occipital protuberance. A. , Sub- 

 pubic, that formed at the pubic arch. A., Summi 

 Occipitis, Lissauer's angle included between lines 

 connecting the most prominent point of the occipital 

 squama and the lambda and inion. A., Summi 

 Palati, Lissauer's angle included between lines drawn 

 from the staphylion and alveolar point to the highest 

 point of the arch of the palate. A., Supra-occipital, 

 in craniometry, that formed by two lines joining 

 Broca's auricular point with the lambda and the exter- 

 nal occipital protuberance. A., Symphysian, that 

 which the profile of the symphysis of the lower jaw 

 makes with the plane of the inferior border of the 

 lower jaw. A., Tentorial, in craniometry, that in- 

 cluded between the plane of the tentorium and the 

 basicranial axis. A. of Topinard. See A., Facial. 

 A. of Torsion, the amount of twisting in the shaft of 

 a bone. A., Total Cranial, in craniometry, that 

 measuring the cranial cavity between lines drawn 

 from the auricular point to the ophryon and opisthion. 

 A. of the Uterus, that at the cornua of the uterus, 

 where the oviducts enter. A., Venosus, that formed 

 between the right and left brachiocephalic veins. 

 A., Vertebro-iliac. See A., Ilio-vertebral. A., 

 Vestibular, that formed in the vestibule by the junc- 

 tion of its posterior and middle walls. A. of Virchow 

 and Holder. See A ., Facial. A., Visual. See ^4. , 

 Optic. A. of Vogt, in craniometry, that included 

 between lines joining the nasion and the basion and 

 alveolar point. A., Walther's. See A. , Internal. 

 A., Welcker's. See A., Ephippial, A., Nasal, and 



A. , Nasobasal. A., Xiphoid, in anatomy, that formed 

 by the sides of the xiphoid notch. A. y., that one 

 of Lissauer's angles included between the radius fixus 

 and a line joining the lambda and inion. 



Angleberry (ang' -gl-ber-e) [M. E., angle; bery\ 

 Butchers' name for bovine tuberculosis. See Grapes. 



Anglesey Leg (ang'-gl-se leg) [so called after the 

 Marquis of Anglesey]. An artificial limb formed 

 from a solid piece of wood hollowed out to receive the 

 stump and provided with a steel joint at the knee. 

 The ankle joint was made of wood, to which motion 

 was communicated by strong cat-gut strings posteriorly 

 and a spiral spring anteriorly. 



Anglicus sudor (ang'-lik-us su'-dor) [L.]. English 

 sweating fever. A contagious malignant fever, also 

 known as Ephemera maligna, characterized by black 

 or dark-colored sweat. 



Anglo-Swiss Food, an artificial infant food with the 

 following composition : Water, 6.54; fat, 2.72 ; grape- 

 sugar and milk-sugar, 23.29; cane-sugar, 21.40; 

 starch, 34.55 ; soluble carbohydrates, 46.43 ; albumin- 

 oids, 10.26; ash, 1.20. 



Angophrasia (ang-go-/ra / -ze-a/i) [ayxeiv, to choke ; 

 (ppdmg, utterance]. A speech-defect consisting of a 

 choking, drawling, and agitated utterance, with repeti- 

 tions and nasal sounds, occurring in paralytic dementia. 



Angor (ang'-gor) \angor, a strangling]. Synonymous 

 with Angina. Applied by some to epigastric pain. 



Angry (attg'-gre) [M. E., angerich\ Characterized by 

 acute inflammation and pain, as an angry sore. 



Angstrom's Law. See Law. 



Anguilulidae (ang-gwil' -u-lid-e) [anguilla, an eel]. The 

 small nematoid worms that live in vinegar and sour 

 paste. 



Anguilliform (ang-gwil 1 '-if-orni) [anguilla, an eel ; 

 forma, form]. In biology, having the characters or 

 form of an eel. 



Anguillula (ang-gwil' '-u-lah) [dim. of anguilla, an 

 eel]. A genus of parasitic round worms. A. Ster- 

 coralis. See Thread-worms and Parasites, Animal, 

 Table of. 



Anguine (ang'-gzuiti) \anguis, a snake]. In biology, 

 snake-like. 



Anguish (ang'-givish) \_angustia, narrowness, distress]. 

 Extreme bodily or mental distress. 



Angular (ang'-gu-lar) [angulus, an angle]. Pertaining 

 to an angle. A. Artery and Vein, the terminal 

 branches of the facial artery and vein. A. Gyrus, or 

 Convolution, the pli courbe, a convolution of the 

 brain. A. Movement, the movement between two 

 bones that may take place forward and backward, 

 or inward and outward. A. Processes, the external 

 and internal extremities of the orbital arch of the 

 frontal bone. 



Angularis scapulae Muscle (ang-gu-la' '-ris skap' '-u-le). 

 The levator anguli scapula:. See Muscles, Table of 



Anguliferous (ang-gu-lif'-er-us) [angulus, an angle ; 

 ferre, to bear]. In biology, having the last whorl 

 angled or cornered. 



Angulinerved (ang' -gu-lin-ervd) \angulus, an angle ; 

 nervum, a nerve]. In biology, said of leaves in 

 which the veins or nerves diverge from the midrib ; 

 pinnately nerved. 



Angulo-dentate (ang' -gu-lo-dcn' -tat) [angulus, an 

 angle; dentatus, toothed]. With angular teeth. 



Angulus (ang'-gu-lus) [L.]. .See Angle. 



Angustate (ang-gus'-tst) \angustare, to straiten ; to 

 narrow]. Narrow. 



Angustia (ang-gus' tc-ah) [L.]. Constriction; abnor- 

 mal narrowness ; distress. 



Angusticollis (ang-gus-te-kol'-is) [angitstus, narrow ; 

 collum, a neck]. In biology, with a slender neck. 



