Main Entry: an·gi·na

Pronunciation: \an-ˈjī-nə, ˈan-jə-\

Function: noun

: a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: as a : a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat <diphtheritic angina>—see ludwig's angina, vincent's angina b : angina pectoris

—an·gi·nal \an-ˈjīn-^əl, ˈan-jən-\ adjective