| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·gi·na |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-j  n , nj- |
| NOUN: | 1. Angina pectoris. 2. A condition, such as severe sore throat, in which spasmodic attacks of suffocating pain occur. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, quinsy, from Greek ankhon , a strangling. See angh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | an·ginal —ADJECTIVE
angi·nose (-j-n s) —ADJECTIVE
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