ANGULAR ARTERY AND VEIN
\ˈanɡjʊləɹ ˈɑːtəɹi and vˈe͡ɪn], \ˈanɡjʊləɹ ˈɑːtəɹi and vˈeɪn], \ˈa_n_ɡ_j_ʊ_l_ə_ɹ ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i__ a_n_d v_ˈeɪ_n]\
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A name given, 1. to the termination of the facial artery and vein, because they pass by the greater angle of the eye; and, 2. to the facial artery and vein themselves, because they pass under the angle of the jaw. See Facial.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).