angina

American  

[an-jahy-nuh, an-juh-nuh] / ænˈdʒaɪ nə, ˈæn dʒə nə /

noun

Pathology.

1. any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.

2. angina pectoris.

3. any disease of the throat or fauces.

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angina British  

/ -nəʊz, ænˈdʒaɪnə, ænˈdʒaɪnəʊs /

noun

1. any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy

2. Also called: angina pectoris.  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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anginose
  adjective
• anginal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of angina

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “quinsy,” from ancina (unrecorded), from Greek anchónē, “strangulation, hanging,” influenced by Latin ang(ere) “to throttle” ( see anxious)

Related Words

• congestive heart failure