angina
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6.3
- noun
- /ænˈdʒaɪnə/
- Specialized
:
angina de pecho
- After several tests, the cardiologist confirmed that she suffers from angina, which causes severe chest pain.
- unstable angina
- angina pectoris
- myocardial angina
That's the classic angina chest pain that doctors worry about.
- That's the classic angina chest pain that doctors worry about.
- When the judge was doing his summing up on the second trial, he had an angina attack.
Examples
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A diagnosis of angina has lifelong implications both for the patient concerned and for their medical advisors.
Academic text (2012) -
Other patients present with syncope, palpitations, angina, dizziness, or breathlessness.
Academic text (2011) -
My mother is having an angina attack.
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You had an attack of angina.
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Your father's angina is a little rough today.
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When this happens to arteries in the heart, it causes angina and heart attacks.
Academic text (2012) -
That's the classic angina chest pain that doctors worry about.
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Mr. Gideon is having attacks of angina that could lead to a massive coronary.
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He's had bouts of angina and is wearing a nitroglycerin patch.
Fiction book (1997) -
Cardiovascular disease was defined as a history of angina, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or peripheral vascular disease.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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5.1
Chest pain or discomfort caused by less blood reaching the heart
Compounds
- Archaic
A sudden infection of the mouth and throat that causes painful sores on the gums and throat
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Angina comes from the old Latin root angere, which means 'to choke' or 'to tighten', and you can see the same idea in the word anguish. So angina is a 'choking' or tight feeling in the chest when the heart does not get enough blood.