Definition of angina Angina
/ænʤajˈnʌ/ - [anjaynu] - an•gi•na
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What does angina mean?
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NounPlural: anginas |
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| angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain | ||
| inflammatory disease a disease characterized by inflammation | ||
| trench mouth, vincent's angina, vincent's infection an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane | ||
| peritonsillar abscess, quinsy a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis | ||
| angina - a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart | ||
| angina pectoris | ||
| cardiopathy, heart disease a disease of the heart | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- angina (n.)
Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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angina
an-jī′na, n. any inflammatory affection of the throat, as quinsy, croup, &c.: usually in medical phraseology with adjective, as Angina rheumatica = rheumatic sore throat.—Angina pectoris, a disease of the heart marked by paroxysms of intense pain, beginning at the breastbone and radiating thence mainly towards the left shoulder and arm. [L. angĭna. See Anguish.]
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🔤- angina, noun, singular of anginas.
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