[ an'dʒʌɪnə ]
■ noun Medicine
1》 (also ~ pectoris 'pɛkt(ə)rɪs ) a condition marked by severe pain in the chest, arising from an inadequate blood supply to the heart.
2》 used in names of disorders involving pain in the throat: Ludwig's ~.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C16: from L., 'quinsy', from Gk ankhonē 'strangling'; pectoris means 'of the chest'.