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| an·gi·na [ an jnə, ánjənə ] or an·gi·na pec·to·ris [ an jnə péktəriss ] |
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chest pains: a medical condition in which lack of blood to the heart causes severe chest pains
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin, "quinsy," alteration (after angere "to squeeze") of Greek agkhonē "strangling" < agkhein "to squeeze, strangle"] |
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