ANGINA Definition & Meaning

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angina

[an-jahy-nuh, an-juh-nuh]

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noun

Pathology.

any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
angina pectoris.
any disease of the throat or fauces.

angina

/ -nəʊz, ænˈdʒaɪnə, ænˈdʒaɪnəʊs /

noun

any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy
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 51�Թ� Forms

��ˈ��Բ�� adjective
anginose adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of angina¹

C16: from Latin: quinsy, from Greek ��԰��ǲ�ŧ a strangling

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He also had diabetes, thyroid issues, angina and had recently had a heart attack.

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Typically fearless, they are often a source of angina to their editors.

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However, when it comes to problems with angina, the study shows that it is possible to avoid patients coming back for new balloon dilations through preventive treatment.

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Drugs like Viagra were originally designed to treat high blood pressure and angina.

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The best of these was perhexiline maleate, an older drug used to treat the heart condition called angina.

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