Angina+pectoris
51Angina, exudative — This has nothing whatsoever to do with the usual type of angina (angina pectoris) which is chest pain of cardiac origin. Angina trachealis is more commonly known as croup. Croup is an infection of the larynx, trachea, and the bronchial tubes,… …
52angina — /an juy neuh/; in Med. often /an jeuh neuh/, n. Pathol. 1. any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating. 2. See angina pectoris. 3. any disease of the throat or fauces. [1580 90; < L angina quinsey, for… …
53angina — n. a sense of suffocation or suffocating pain. See: angina pectoris, Ludwig s angina …
54angina — n. 1 an attack of intense constricting pain often causing suffocation. 2 (in full angina pectoris) pain in the chest brought on by exertion, owing to an inadequate blood supply to the heart. Etymology: L, = spasm of the chest f. angina quinsy f.… …
55pectoris — adj. (Cardiology) part of angina pectoris (type of heart disease) …
56angina — noun Etymology: Latin, throat inflammation, from Greek anchonē strangling, from anchein to strangle Date: 1578 a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: as a. a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or… …
57angina — noun a) Angina pectoris. b) An inflammatory infection of the throat, such as quinsy …
58angina — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, apoplexy, arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, auricular fibrillation, backache, bellyache,… …
59angina — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. angina pectoris, pain, suffocating pain, crushing pain. see heart …
60angina — an•gi•na [[t]ænˈdʒaɪ nə[/t]] in med. often [[t]ˈæn dʒə nə[/t]] n. 1) pat any attack of painful spasms or crushing pressure accompanied by a sensation of suffocating 2) pat angina pectoris • Etymology: 1580–90; < L: quinsy, for *ancina < Gk… …
