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an⋅gi⋅na

  [an-jahy-nuh; in Med. often an-juh-nuh]
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–noun Pathology.
1. any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
2. angina pectoris.
3. any disease of the throat or fauces.
Origin:
1580–90; < L angina quinsey, for *ancina < Gk anchónē, strangulation, hanging, influenced by L ang(ere) to throttle (see anger )
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an·gi·na   (ān-jī'nə, ān'jə-)   
n.  

  1. Angina pectoris.

  2. A condition, such as severe sore throat, in which spasmodic attacks of suffocating pain occur.


[Latin, quinsy, from Greek ankhonē, a strangling; see angh- in Indo-European roots.]
an·gi'nal adj., an'gi·nose' (-jə-nōs') adj.
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Word Origin & History

angina 
1578, from L. angina "infection of the throat," from Gk. ankhone "a strangling" (see anger). Angina pectoris is from 1744, from L. pectoris, gen. of pectus "chest."
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Main Entry: an·gi·na
Pronunciation: an-'jI-n&, 'an-j&-
Function: noun
: a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocativepain: as a : a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat angina> —see LUDWIG'S ANGINA VINCENT'S ANGINA b : ANGINA PECTORIS —an·gi·nal /an-'jIn-&l, 'an-j&n-/ adjective
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angina an·gi·na (ān-jī'nə, ān'jə-)
n.

  1. A severe constricting pain, especially angina pectoris.

  2. A sore throat.

an·gi'nal adj.
an'gi·nose' (-jə-nōs') adj.

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