angina

n. angina pectoris, heart discomfort characterized by chest pain due to an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart; throat infection, inflammatory disease of the throat (Archaic)

The Latin word angina refers to a painful constriction or tightness somewhere in the body, and may refer to:Angina pectoris, chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart muscle Abdominal angina, postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in individuals with insufficient blood flow to meet visceral demands Ludwig's angina, a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of the mouthPrinzmetal's angina, a syndrome typically consisting of cardiac chest pain at rest that occurs in cyclesVincent's angina, trench mouth, infection of the gums leading to inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration and necrotic gum tissue Angina tonsillaris, an inflammation of the tonsils"Angina" (song) is also the name of a single by the Gothic metal band Tristania
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Noun
1. any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
(hypernym) inflammatory disease
(hyponym) Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouth
2. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
(synonym) angina pectoris
(hypernym) heart disease, heart condition, cardiopathy

n. angina, throat infection