angina

an·gi·na

noun \an-ˈjī-nə, ˈan-jə-\

Definition of ANGINA

: a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: as a : a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat b : angina pectoris

— an·gi·nal \an-ˈjī-n^əl, ˈan-jə-\ adjective

Origin of ANGINA

Latin, throat inflammation, from Greek anchonē strangling, from anchein to strangle

First Known Use: 1578

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with ANGINA

Aegina, bone china, Lucina, nandina, Regina, stone china, vagina