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Noun: angina  an'jI-nu
  1. Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
  2. A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
    - angina pectoris

Derived forms: anginas

Type of: cardiopathy, heart disease, inflammatory disease

Encyclopedia: Angina