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ANGINA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart

Synonyms:

angina; angina pectoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("angina" is a kind of...):

cardiopathy; heart disease (a disease of the heart)

Derivation:

anginal; anginous (of or related to the pain of angina pectoris)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("angina" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angina"):

trench mouth; Vincent's angina; Vincent's infection (an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane)

peritonsillar abscess; quinsy (a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis)

croup; spasmodic laryngitis (a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing)

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 Context examples: 

Angina pectoris which does not have associated classical symptoms of chest pain.

(Atypical Angina, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood and to prevent stroke, heart attack, and angina (chest pain).

(Atorvastatin calcium, NCI Dictionary)

There are three types of angina.

(Angina, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The clinical presentation covers a spectrum of heart diseases from unstable angina to myocardial infarction.

(Acute Coronary Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Coronary artery disease. These arteries supply blood to your heart. When they are blocked, you can suffer angina or a heart attack.

(Atherosclerosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The active ingredient in a drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood and to prevent stroke, heart attack, and angina (chest pain).

(Atorvastatin, NCI Dictionary)

It also boosts production of nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels, and treating angina and other cardiovascular problems.

(Arginine, NCI Thesaurus)

The date and time of the angina pectoris that leads the patient to seek medical attention.

(Angina Pectoris Prompting Medical Attention Event, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical diagnosis of angina during a hospitalization, of which angina was not the admitting diagnosis.

(Angina During Hospitalization, NCI Thesaurus)

The inactive form of ALDH2 is linked to increased cancer risk, and it also reduces the effectiveness of nitroglycerin (a drug to treat angina, chest pain that occurs when the heart doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood).

(Alcohol Could be Toxic and Cause DNA Damage for Some People, NIH, US)