angina
noun /ænˈdʒaɪnə/
/ænˈdʒaɪnə/
(medical angina pectoris
[uncountable] /ænˌdʒaɪnə ˈpektərɪs/
/ænˌdʒaɪnə ˈpektərɪs/
)- severe pain in the chest caused by a low supply of blood to the heart during exercise because the arteries are partly blockedWord Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘quinsy’ ‘inflammation of the throat’, from Greek ankhonē ‘strangling’.