Angelica - ț̢
A plant genus of the family Apiaceae.
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Angelica archangelica - ț̢
A plant species of the family Apiaceae that contains COUMARINS.
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Angelica sinensis - ț̢
A plant species of the family APIACEAE that is the source of dong quai.
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Angelman Syndrome - ț̢
A syndrome characterized by multiple abnormalities, MENTAL RETARDATION, and movement disorders. Present usually are skull and other abnormalities, frequent infantile spasms (SPASMS, INFANTILE); easily provoked and prolonged paroxysms of laughter (hence "happy"); jerky puppetlike movements (hence "puppet"); continuous tongue protrusion; motor retardation; ATAXIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; and a peculiar facies. It is associated with maternal deletions of chromosome 15q11-13 and other genetic abnormalities. (From Am J Med Genet 1998 Dec 4;80(4):385-90; Hum Mol Genet 1999 Jan;8(1):129-35)