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Angiolini
Italian choreographer, among the first to integrate dance, music, and plot in dramatic ballets. In 1757 he became ballet master of the Vienna court opera house; in 1761 he collaborated with C. W. Gluck to produce Don Juan and later choreographed other ballets to Gluck's music. In 1765 Angiolini became ballet master of the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg. He maintained a rivalry with J.-G. Noverre and disagreed with his interpretation of the innovative ballet d'action.

angioplasty ///
Opening of a blocked blood vessel, often by flattening plaques (see arteriosclerosis) against an artery's wall by inflation of a balloon near the end of a catheter (see catheterization). Performed on a coronary artery, angioplasty is a less invasive alternative to coronary bypass surgery in the treatment of coronary heart disease. Complications, incl. embolisms and tearing, are rare, and results are excellent, but plaques tend to build up again after the procedure. Angioplasty is also used to expand a severely obstructed heart valve.


pangolin
Any of about eight species of armored placental mammals (genus Manis, order Pholidota) of tropical Asia and Africa. Scales formed of cemented hairs cover the upper body, legs, and tail. Pangolins are 2-6 ft (60-180 cm) long and weigh 10-60 lbs (5-27 kg). They have a conical head, no teeth, a long tongue, short legs, and a long prehensile tail. Some are arboreal; terrestrial species live in burrows. Nocturnal animals, pangolins locate prey, mainly termites, by smell, ripping open nests with their front claws. When threatened, the pangolin (Malayan for "rolling over") curls up or emits an odoriferous secretion. See also anteater, echidna.


tangerine
Small, thin-skinned variety of the mandarin orange species (Citrus reticulata deliciosa) of the rue, or citrus, family. Probably native to S.E. Asia, today it is cultivated in subtropical regions worldwide, especially S Europe and the S U.S. The tree is smaller than other orange trees, with slender twigs and lance-shaped leaves. The fruit is slightly flattened at each end and has a loose, reddish-orange peel. Easily separated segments of tender, juicy, richly flavored pulp are abundant in vitamin C. Oil from the fragrant skin is a characteristic ingredient in several flavorings and liqueurs. Tangerines crossed with grapefruit produce hybrids known as tangelos.

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