Associations to the word «Angina»

Wiktionary

ANGINA, noun. (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
ANGINA, noun. (pathology) Short for Angina pectoris.
ANGINA, noun. (pathology) (cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.
ANGINA PECTORIS, noun. (cardiology) (disease) Intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia.

Dictionary definition

ANGINA, noun. Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain.
ANGINA, noun. A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart.

Wise words

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