English Explanatory Dictionary

angina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
  2. Ellipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”).
  3. An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/ /ænˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-angina.wav

Word forms

angina anginas

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Derived words

anginal anginalike angina Ludovici angina pectoris angina rheumatica angina tonsillaris anginiform anginoid anginous antiangina antianginal atenolol herpes angina Ludwig's angina nonanginal pectoral angina Plaut-Vincent angina postanginal Prinzmetal's angina Vincent's angina
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