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angina

[ an-jahy-nuh; in Medicine/Medical often an-juh-nuh ]

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noun

, Pathology.

any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
angina pectoris.
any disease of the throat or fauces.

angina

/ -nəʊz; ænˈdʒaɪnə; ænˈdʒaɪnəʊs /

noun

any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy
Also calledangina pectorisˈpɛktərɪs a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle

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Derived Forms

anˈginal, adjective
anginose, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “quinsy,” from ancina (unrecorded), from Greek anchónē, “strangulation, hanging,” influenced by Latin ang(ere) “to throttle” ( anxious )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

C16: from Latin: quinsy, from Greek ankhonē a strangling

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Example Sentences

Vincent's angina is a chronic pseudomembranous and ulcerative inflammation of pharynx and tonsils.

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In pseudo-angina, frequently observed in hysterical women, its action is all that can be desired.

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It was the first positive manifestation of the angina which eventually would take him from us.

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It is a curious malady—that angina; even the doctors are acquainted with its manifestations, rather than its cause.

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Arnold died of a disease of the heart, which physicians have named by the expressive words "angina pectoris."

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