angina

Noun
Synonyms: angina pectoris

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
  2. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heartSynonyms: angina pectoris
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

angina \an*gi"na\ ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] or [a^]n"j[i^]*n[.a]), n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See anger, n.]

1.(Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. [Obs.] [1913 Webster + AS]

2.(Med.) Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain. [AS]

3.(Med.) Angina pectoris. [AS]

Angina pectoris ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] p[e^]k"t[-o]*r[i^]s), Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest. It is so called because the pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest. [1913 Webster + AS]

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