anginous

9.9

Describes chest pain that happens when the heart does not get enough blood

adjective
/ˈæn.dʒɪ.nəs/

Specialized

: anginoso

The patient complained of anginous pain radiating across his chest.

Examples

She was immediately treated after experiencing anginous discomfort while exercising.
The doctor diagnosed her with anginous pain.
Doctors noted several anginous episodes during the course of the stress test.
He described the anginous symptoms he experienced.
The patient complained of anginous pain radiating across his chest.
She was immediately treated after experiencing anginous discomfort while exercising.
Doctors noted several anginous episodes during the course of the stress test.

Synonyms

anginal

vsanginous

Specialized

1 9.9

Chest pain that happens when the heart does not get enough blood

is the same in meaning but uses a different word form

anginose

vsanginous

Specialized

9.9

Causing chest pain that comes from the heart

is the same in meaning but uses a different word form

Surface Forms

anginous positive

Morphology

anginous = angina (transparent) = angina + ous

Formed by standard medical derivation from 'angina' + '-ous' meaning 'relating to angina'; the minor vowel loss does not prevent straightforward inference from the base.

Etymology

Anginous comes from angina, which comes from the old Latin word angere meaning 'to choke' or 'to tighten'. So anginous describes the tight, choking pain or discomfort in the chest that doctors call angina.