angina pectoris

[ pek-tuh-ris ]
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nounPathology.
  1. a syndrome characterized by paroxysmal, constricting pain below the sternum, most easily precipitated by exertion or excitement and caused by ischemia of the heart muscle, usually due to a coronary artery disease, as arteriosclerosis.

Origin of angina pectoris

1
1760–70; <New Latin: angina of the chest

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Scientific definitions for angina pectoris

angina pectoris

[ ăn-jīnə pĕktər-ĭs ]


  1. Episodic constricting chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder and down the left arm, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart. Coronary artery disease is a common cause of angina pectoris.

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Cultural definitions for angina pectoris

angina pectoris

[ (an-jeye-nuh, an-juh-nuh pek-tuh-ris) ]


Severe chest pains caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart.

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