angina
Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or…Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
» The crescendo angina persuaded the doctor to order a stress test.
Meaning
2 senses(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
(countable, dated, uncountable)An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.
анги́наangína
ангі́наanhína
Examples
3 sentencesThe crescendo angina persuaded the doctor to order a stress test.
The doctor explained that angina is a common symptom of underlying coronary artery disease.
I had an angina attack.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to chokeFrom Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).
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Forms
plural: anginasSynonyms
1 synonyms- a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart:angina pectoris
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable