an·gi·na \anˈjīnə, aan- also ˈa(a)njənə\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, quinsy, from Latin angere to strangle, distress — more at anger : a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: as a.: a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat < diphtheritic angina > — compare ludwig's angina b.: angina pectoris • an·gi·nal\(ˈ)a(a)n|jīnəl, ˈa(a)njənəl\adjective