NOUN | state | angina | any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain |
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state | angina, angina pectoris | a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart |
Sounds | aenjhay'nah | |
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Rhymes | Altoona ... zona: 128 rhymes with nah... |
Meaning | Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain. | |
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Narrower | Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouth | An acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
croup, spasmodic laryngitis | A disease of infants and young children | |
quinsy, peritonsillar abscess | A painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues | |
Broader | inflammatory disease | A disease characterized by inflammation |
Spanish | angina | |
Catalan | angina |
Meaning | A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart. | |
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Synonym | angina pectoris | |
Broader | heart disease, cardiopathy | A disease of the heart |
Spanish | angina de pecho | |
Catalan | angina de pit | |
Adjectives | anginal, anginose, anginous | of or related to the pain of angina pectoris |
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