| angina pectoris |
severe recurrent pain in the chest caused by a sudden decrease in the amount of blood flowing to the heart muscle. |
| angiogenesis |
the formation of new blood vessels. |
| angiogram |
an x-ray image of blood vessels that is taken after injecting a substance that absorbs x-rays into the blood. |
| angiography |
a technique for imaging blood vessels. |
| angioma |
a tumor consisting mainly of blood vessels or lymph vessels. |
| angioplasty |
surgical repair of a blood vessel. |
| angiosarcoma |
a malignant vascular tumor. |
| angiosperm |
a flowering plant that holds its seeds within an ovary. |
| angle1 |
the geometric figure made by two lines extending out from a single point. [10 definitions] |
| angle2 |
to fish with hook and line. [2 definitions] |
| angle iron |
a piece of rolled iron or steel in the form of a right angle along its lengthwise dimension, used in construction for joining parts or as support. |
| angle of incidence |
the angle that the line of movement of a body or of radiation, meeting a surface, makes with a line that is at right angles to the surface at the point of meeting. |
| angle of repose |
the greatest angle of incline at which sand, stones, soil, or the like will not slide or roll downhill. |
| angler |
a person who fishes with hook and line, usu. for sport. [3 definitions] |
| Angler fish |
any of various deepwater marine fishes that have a large mouth over which dangles a wormlike appendage that lures prey. |
| Angles |
a people from the lowlands of northern Germany who migrated to eastern England in the fifth century. |
| angleworm |
a worm used as bait in fishing, esp. an earthworm. |
| Anglican |
of or pertaining to the Church of England or churches of the same origin and communion. [2 definitions] |
| Anglicism |
(often l.c.) a word, idiom, or feature of the English language, esp. British English, borrowed by another language; Briticism. [2 definitions] |
| Anglicize |
(often l.c.) to change or conform to that which is English in style, manner, pronunciation, or the like. |
| Anglify |
to Anglicize. |