angina pectoris
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.
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How to use angina pectoris in a sentence
Arnold died of a disease of the heart, which physicians have named by the expressive words "angina pectoris."
I lately met with two cases which had been considered and treated as angina pectoris.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringI thought it was clearly established that Jimmie died from angina pectoris?
The Red Seal | Natalie Sumner Lincoln"From angina pectoris," finished Kent, as the detective paused.
The Red Seal | Natalie Sumner LincolnIt has been assigned as one of the causes of early atheroma and of angina pectoris.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Scientific definitions for angina pectoris
[ ăn-jī′nə pĕk′tər-ĭs ]
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
[ (an-jeye-nuh, an-juh-nuh pek-tuh-ris) ]
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