Author: Glossary

A serum globulin fraction formed in the liver; converted to angiotensin as a result of hydrolysis by renin.  

Dilatation of terminal arterioles.  

The former procedure of twisting of the cut end of a blood vessel to arrest bleeding.  

A genus of roundworms that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans; commonly called rat lungworm. Species include A. cantonensis and A. costaricensis.  

Infection with Angiostrongylus species, a parasite commonly known as the rat lungworm.  

An operation that makes an artificial fistulous opening into a blood vessel.  

A protein fragment of plasminogen that inhibits the growth of blood vessels, possibly by blocking the enzyme ATP synthase on the endothelium. It may shrink malignant tumors by decreasing their blood supply.  

Any disease of blood vessels or lymph vessels.  

The defect produced in the visual field by the shadows of the retinal blood vessels.  

Hardening of the walls of the vascular system.