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an·gi·na
(ăn-jī′nə, ăn′jə-)n.
1. Angina pectoris.
2. A condition, such as severe sore throat, in which spasmodic attacks of suffocating pain occur.
an·gi′nal adj.
an′gi·nose′ (-jə-nōs′) adj.
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angina
(ænˈdʒaɪnə)n
1. (Pathology) any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy
2. (Pathology) Also called: angina pectoris a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
[C16: from Latin: quinsy, from Greek ankhonē a strangling]
anˈginal adj
anginose, anˈginous adj
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an•gi•na
(ænˈdʒaɪ nə; in Med. often ˈæn dʒə nə)n.
1. any attack of painful spasms or crushing pressure accompanied by a sensation of suffocating.
[1580–90; < Latin: quinsy, for *ancina < Greek anchónē, strangulation]
an•gi′nal, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative paintrench mouth, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection - an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane inflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation peritonsillar abscess, quinsy - a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis croup, spasmodic laryngitis - a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing |
| 2. |  angina - a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heartcardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart |
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Translations
angina pectoris
hjertekrampe
rintakipu
angina
狭心症
앙기나
angina
โรคหลอดเลือดหัวใจตีบ
chứng đau thắt ngực
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angina
[ænˈdʒaɪnə]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
angina (pectoris)
n → Angina pectoris f
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angina
→ ذِبْحَة صَدْرِيَّة angina pectoris hjertekrampe Angina κυνάγχη angina rintakipu angine de poitrine angina angina pectoris 狭心症 앙기나 angina angina dusznica angina стенокардия angina โรคหลอดเลือดหัวใจตีบ anjin chứng đau thắt ngực 心绞痛Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
an·gi·na
n. angina, sensación de dolor constrictivo o ahogo;
___ pectoris, angor pectoris → ___ de pecho, dolor en el pecho causado por insuficiencia de flujo sanguíneo al músculo cardíaco;
intestinal ___ → ___ intestinal, dolor abdominal agudo debido a insuficiencia de flujo sanguíneo a los intestinos;
laryngeal ___ → ___ laríngea, infl. de la garganta;
unstable ___ → ___ inestable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
angina
n angina (de pecho); unstable — angina inestable; variant —, Prinzmetal —, vasospastic — angina variante or de Prinzmetal or vasoespástica; Vincent’s — angina de VincentEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.