angina
pronunciation
How to pronounce angina in British English:
UK [ænˈdʒaɪnə]
How to pronounce angina in American English:
US [ænˈdʒaɪnə, ˈændʒə-]
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- Noun:
- any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
- a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
Word Origin
- angina
- angina: see anguish
- angina (n.)
- 1570s, from Latin angina "infection of the throat," from Greek ankhone "a strangling" (see anger); probably influenced in Latin by angere "to throttle." Angina pectoris is from 1744, from Latin pectoris, genitive of pectus "chest" (see pectoral (adj.)).
Example
- 1. This is called intractable or severe angina , the severity of which is designated by classes .
- 2. Researchers believe the loss of these blood vessels contributes to the pain of chronic , severe angina .
- 3. Other heart conditions such as angina and heart attacks contribute to the disease , according to the u.s. national library of medicine .
- 4. Short sleep duration was associated with angina , while both sleeping too little and sleeping too much were associated with heart attack and stroke , the study says .
- 5. It also took twice as long until they experienced angina pain on a treadmill compared to the placebo group , and , when they felt pain , it went away faster with rest .