ANGINAS

Noun

anginas

plural of angina

Anagrams

• inangas

Source: Wiktionary


ANGINA

An*gi"na, n. Etym: [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.)

Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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