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angina pectoris

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Angina \An*gi"na\, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See
   {Anger}, n.] (Med.)
   Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the
   quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such
   as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of
   breath.

   {Angina pectoris}, a peculiarly painful disease, so named
      from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of
      the lower part of the chest; -- called also {breast pang},
      {spasm of the chest}.

Source : WordNet®

angina pectoris
     n : a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to
         reduced oxygen to the heart [syn: {angina}]
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