angina
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angina
- /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/
- /ænˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/
Rhymes with -aɪnə
Where it comes from
From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).
noun anginas
- Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
- Ellipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”).
- An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.
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Talk about this word "angina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/angina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. angina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/angina "angina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/angina.Cite this
@misc{angina_2026,
title = {angina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/angina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
