angina

English

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy, literally strangling, choking”), from angere (“to strangle, choke”).

Noun

angina (countable and uncountable; plural anginas)

1. (pathology, incorrect) Angina pectoris.
2. (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, such as quinsy.
3. (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.

Derived terms

• anginal

Translations

angina pectoris — see angina pectoris

infection of the throat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咽峽炎 (cmn), 咽峡炎 (cmn) (yānxiáyán), 喉頭炎 (cmn), 喉头炎 (cmn) (hóutóuyán)

• Finnish: angiina (fi)

• Greek: κυνάγχη (el) (kynánchi) f
• Russian: ангина (ru) (angína) f
• Spanish: angina (es) f

chest pain

• Finnish: rintakipu (fi)

External links

• angina in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• angina in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• Gianna

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Polish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /anˈɟina/

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Noun

angina f

1. tonsillitis

Declension

    declension of angina

	singular	plural
nominative	angina	anginy
genitive	anginy	angin
dative	anginie	anginom
accusative	anginę	anginy
instrumental	anginą	anginami
locative	anginie	anginach
vocative	angino	anginy

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

angina f (Cyrillic spelling ангина)

1. angina
2. (pathology) tonsillitis