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angina pectoris

(pektər is)

a condition marked by recurrent pain, usually in the chest and left arm, caused by a sudden decrease of the blood supply to the heart muscle

Origin: L, lit., angina of the breast

See angina pectoris in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Severe paroxysmal pain in the chest associated with an insufficient supply of blood to the heart.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: : Latin angina, quinsy

Origin: + pectoris

Origin: , genitive of pectus, chest

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