ANGINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angina mean? 

• ANGINA (noun)
  The noun ANGINA has 2 senses:

1. any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain

2. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart

  Familiarity information: ANGINA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANGINA (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

angina; angina pectoris

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)

 Context examples 

Grading of patient's angina by class (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale or CCS classification system): Class I: Ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.

(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug is primarily used during coronary angioplasty procedures, in combination with aspirin, in patients with unstable angina.

(Bivalirudin, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug is used to treat chronic stable and variant angina pectoris.

(Bepridil Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

This group of antagonists are generally used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, glaucoma, migraine headaches, and anxiety.

(Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

The beginning of the experience of the symptom complex of angina pectoris.

(Onset of Angina Pectoris Event, NCI Thesaurus)

Includes patients with unstable angina or Non-STEMI who have high risk features for short-term risk of death or nonfatal MI.

(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High Risk Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction or Unstable Angina, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The most recent occurrence of angina pectoris.

(Most Recent Angina Pectoris Event, NCI Thesaurus)

A grading of angina characterized by a slight limitation of ordinary activity.

(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class II, NCI Thesaurus)

A grading of angina such that ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.

(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class I, NCI Thesaurus)

Ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.

(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class I, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)