angina
IPA: ændʒˈaɪnʌ
noun
- (pathology) An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
- (pathology, cardiology) A chest pain or shortness of breath occurring with lesser degrees of arterial blockage.
- (pathology) Short for angina pectoris. [(cardiology, pathology) Intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia.]
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Examples of "angina" in Sentences
- It can cause Prinzmetal's angina.
- Angina that cannot be controlled by drugs ...
- Impedimenta and Angina greet each other coldly.
- The individual may complain of exertional angina.
- Nitroglycerin is used under the tongue for angina.
- Allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction.
- The prevalence of angina rises with an increase in age.
- Unstable angina is a type of angina pectoris that is irregular.
- This is sometimes used in the differential diagnosis of angina.
- It is potentially by this mechanism that Prinzmetal's angina occurs.
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