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an·gina (an jī′nə, an′jə nə)

noun

  1. any inflammatory disease of the throat or mouth, esp. one characterized by spasmodic suffocation
  2. a localized spasm of pain or any condition marked by such spasms; specif., angina pectoris

Etymology: L, quinsy < Gr anchonē: see anger

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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