angina

[ an-jahy-nuh; in Medicine/Medical often an-juh-nuh ]

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.

angina

/ -nəʊz; ænˈdʒaɪnə; ænˈdʒaɪnəʊs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• anˈginal, adjective
• anginose, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

C16: from Latin: quinsy, from Greek ankhonē a strangling

Example Sentences

All three are used for patients with angina, to improve blood flow and enhance function of the heart when it lacks oxygen.

From Time

TMZ is prescribed to treat angina, because it can help increase blood flow to the heart and help the heart to work more efficiently.

From Time

ITA reported that Valieva tested positive for a heart drug normally prescribed to treat angina, but that athletes have used to improve blood flow and endurance to allow them to train longer.

From Time

In the early 1990s, scientists looking to treat high blood pressure and angina began testing Sildenafil, a drug that works by increasing blood flow to targeted areas.

From Ozy

Vincent's angina is a chronic pseudomembranous and ulcerative inflammation of pharynx and tonsils.

From Project Gutenberg

In pseudo-angina, frequently observed in hysterical women, its action is all that can be desired.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the first positive manifestation of the angina which eventually would take him from us.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a curious malady—that angina; even the doctors are acquainted with its manifestations, rather than its cause.

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Arnold died of a disease of the heart, which physicians have named by the expressive words "angina pectoris."

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Related Words

• congestive heart failure