angina

English

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angere (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæn.dʒɪ.nə/, /ænˈdʒaɪ.nə/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aɪnə

Noun

angina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas)

  1. (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
  2. (pathology) Short for angina pectoris.
  3. (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.

Usage notes

Although the use of angina as a shorthand for angina pectoris is common and accepted by most dictionaries,[1] it may be considered imprecise or improper by some medical practitioners.

  • anginal
  • angina tonsillaris (tonsillitis)

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "angina, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1884.
  • angina in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • angina in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈɡʲi.na/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

angina f

  1. tonsillitis

Declension

Further reading

  • angina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

  1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

angina f (Cyrillic spelling ангина)

  1. angina
  2. (pathology) tonsillitis

Spanish

Noun

angina f (plural anginas)

  1. (pathology) angina (infection of the throat)
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