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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•gi•na /ænˈdʒaɪnə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologyany attack of painful spasms or crushing pressure accompanied by a sensation of suffocating.
- Pathology angina pectoris.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•gi•na (an jī′nə; in Med. often an′jə nə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologyany attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- PathologySee angina pectoris.
- Pathologyany disease of the throat or fauces.
- Greek anchónē, strangulation, hanging, influenced by Latin ang(ere) to throttle (see anger)
- Latin angina quinsey, for *ancina
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: angina /ænˈdʒaɪnə/ n - any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy
- Also called: angina pectoris /ˈpɛktərɪs/ 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: quinsy, from Greek ankhonē a strangling |