Meanings
nounangina (countable and uncountable, plural anginas)
plural anginas
- broadlycountableuncountablemedicineAny of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
- abbreviationbroadlycountableellipsisuncountableusually strictlymedicineEllipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”).
- countabledateduncountablemedicineAn inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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Origin
- Latinangina“quinsy; strangling, choking”
- Englishangina
From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).
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Arabic ذَبْحَة صَدْرِيَّة
- ذَبْحَة صَدْرِيَّةchest pain
Bulgarian ангина
- ангина (angina)infection of the throat
Catalan angina
- anginainfection of the throat
Chinese Mandarin 咽峽炎 /咽峡炎, 喉頭炎 /喉头炎
- 咽峽炎 /咽峡炎 (yānxiáyán)infection of the throat
- 喉頭炎 /喉头炎 (hóutóuyán)infection of the throat
Danish angina, angina
- anginachest pain
- anginainfection of the throat
Esperanto brustangoro, brustangino
- brustangorochest pain
- brustanginochest pain
- anginoinfection of the throat
Finnish rintakipu, angiina
- rintakipuchest pain
- angiinainfection of the throat
Greek κυνάγχη
- κυνάγχη (kynánchi)infection of the throat
Indonesian angina
- anginainfection of the throat
Irish aingíne
- aingíneinfection of the throat
Norwegian Bokmål angina, angina
- anginachest pain
- anginainfection of the throat
Portuguese angina
- anginainfection of the throat
Russian анги́на
- анги́на (angína)infection of the throat
Spanish angina
- anginainfection of the throat
Swedish kärlkramp
- kärlkrampchest pain
Ukrainian стенокарді́я, ангі́на
- стенокарді́я (stenokardíja)chest pain
- ангі́на (anhína)infection of the throat
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with angina
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Cite this entry
APA
angina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angina
MLA
“angina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angina.
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