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- [an-jahy-nuh; in Medicine/Medical often an-juh-nuh]
- /ænˈdʒaɪ nə; in Medicine/Medical often ˈæn dʒə nə/
- /ænˈʤaɪnə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-jahy-nuh; in Medicine/Medical often an-juh-nuh]
- /ænˈdʒaɪ nə; in Medicine/Medical often ˈæn dʒə nə/
Definitions of angina word
- uncountable noun angina Angina is severe pain in the chest and left arm, caused by heart disease. 3
- noun angina any disease marked by painful attacks of spasmodic choking, such as Vincent's angina and quinsy 3
- noun angina a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle 3
- noun angina any inflammatory disease of the throat or mouth, esp. one characterized by spasmodic suffocation 3
- noun angina a localized spasm of pain or any condition marked by such spasms; specif., angina pectoris 3
- noun angina any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating. 1
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Origin of angina
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin angina quinsey, for *ancina < Greek anchónē, strangulation, hanging, influenced by Latin ang(ere) to throttle (see anger)
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Parts of speech for Angina
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
angina popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
angina usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for angina
noun angina
- congestive heart failure — heart failure characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and abnormal congestion in the circulatory system, esp. in the lungs or lower legs
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- myocardial infarction — heart attack. Abbreviation: MI.
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