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Angiotensin-converting enzyme

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• Angiotensinase

  angiotensinase angiotensinase an·gi·o·ten·si·nase (ān’jē-ō-těn’sə-nās’, -nāz’) n. a peptidase in tissues and plasma that degrades angiotensin ii. any of several enzymes in the blood that hydrolyze angiotensin.

• Angiotensinogen

  angiotensinogen angiotensinogen an·gi·o·ten·sin·o·gen (ān’jē-ō-těn-sĭn’ə-jən) n. a serum globulin formed by the liver that is cleaved by renin to form angiotensin i. also called angiotensin precursor.

• Angiotensinogenase

  angiotensinogenase angiotensinogenase an·gi·o·ten·sin·o·ge·nase (ān’jē-ō-těn-sĭn’ə-jə-nās’, -nāz’) n. see renin.

• Angiotomy

  angiotomy angiotomy an·gi·ot·o·my (ān’jē-ŏt’ə-mē) n. incision into a blood vessel.

• Angiotonia

  angiotonia angiotonia an·gi·o·to·ni·a (ān’jē-ō-tō’nē-ə) n. see vasotonia. an’gi·o·ton’ic (-tŏn’ĭk) adj.

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