Webster's Dictionary 1913

4078

Angina

‖An‐gi″na (ăn‐jī″nȧ or ăn″jĭ‐nȧ), n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or fauces, as the quinsy, malignant so...

4079

Anginous

{ An″gi‐nous (�), An″gi‐nose′ (�), } a.(Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.

4080

Angio-

An″gi‐o– (ăn″jĭ‐ō̍–). [Gr. αγγεἰ̑ον vessel receptacle.] A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained ...

4081

Angiocarpous

An′gi‐o‐car″pous (ăn′jĭ‐ō̍‐kär″pŭs), a. [Angio- + Gr. καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert cove...

4082

Angiography

An′gi‐og″ra‐phy (�), n. [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie.] (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.

4083

Angiology

An′gi‐ol″o‐gy (–ŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Angio- + -logy.] (Anat.) That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.

4084

Angioma

‖An′gi‐o″ma (–ō″mȧ), n. [Angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels.

4085

Angioma (2)

‖An′gi‐o″ma (?), n.; L. pl.-omata (#). [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels. — An′gi‐om″a‐tous (#), a.

4086

Angiomonospermous

An′gi‐o‐mon′o‐sper″mous (ăn′jĭ‐ō̍‐mŏn′ō̍‐spẽr″mŭs), a. [Angio- + monospermous.] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod.

4087

Angioneurosis

‖An′gi‐o‐neu‐ro″sis (?), n. [NL.; angio- + neurosis.] (Med.) Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. — An′gi‐o‐neu‐rot″ic (#), a.

4088

Angiopathy

An′gi‐op″a‐thy (?), n. [Angio- + Gr. � disease.] (Med.) Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.

4089

Angioscope

An″gi‐o‐scope (ăn″jĭ‐ō̍‐skōp), n. [Angio- + -scope.] An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin.

4090

Angiosperm

An″gi‐o‐sperm (–ăn″jĭ‐ō̍‐spẽrm), n. [Angio- + Gr. �, �, seed.] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.☞ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applie...

4091

Angiospermatous

An′gi‐o‐sper″ma‐tous (ăn′jĭ‐ō̍‐spẽr″mȧ‐tŭs), a.(Bot.) Same as Angiospermous.

4092

Angiospermous

An′gi‐o‐sper″mous (�), a.(Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.

4093

Angiosporous

An′gi‐os″po‐rous (�), a. [Angio- + spore.] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.

4094

Angiostomous

An′gi‐os″to‐mous (�), a. [Angio- + Gr. � mouth.] (Zoöl.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.

4095

Angiotomy

An′gi‐ot″o‐my (�), n. [Angio- + Gr. � a cutting.] (Anat.) Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison.

4096

Angle

An″gle (ăṉ″g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. αγκὔλοσ bent, crooked, angular, ἄγκοσ a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and...

4097

Angle (2)

An″gle (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Angled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Angling (�).] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; ...

4098

Angle (3)

An″gle, v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. “He angled the people's hearts.” Sir P. Sidney.

4099

Angle of entry

An″gle of en″try. (Aëronautics) The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; — contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angl...

4100

Angle of incidence

Angle of incidence. (Aëronautics) The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.

4101

Angled

An″gled (�), a. Having an angle or angles; — used in compounds; as, right-angled, many-angled, etc.The thrice three-angled beechnut shell.Bp. Hall.

4102

Anglemeter

An″gle‐me′ter (�), n. [Angle + -meter.] An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.

4103

Angler

An″gler (�), n. 1. One who angles.2. (Zoöl.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar ...

4104

Angles

An″gles (�), n. pl. [L. Angli. See Anglican.] (Ethnol.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angl...