angor animi


an·gor a·n'i·mi

the sense of being in the act of dying, differing from the fear of death or the desire for death; a symptom that may occur with angina pectoris and occasionally in diseases of the medulla. Synonym(s): angor pectoris (2)

angor animi

An obsolete term that loosely translates as sense of impending doom.

angor animi

(ang′gŏr an′ĭ-mē) [ angor + L. animus, rational soul] The feeling that one is dying, as may occur in connection with angina pectoris.