/ ænˈdʒaɪnə; NAmE / (also technical an·gina pec·toris / ænˌdʒaɪnə ˈpektərɪs; NAmE /) noun
[ U ] ( medical ) severe pain in the chest caused by a low supply of blood to the heart during exercise because the arteries are partly blocked
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin , quinsy inflammation of the throat , from Greek ankhonē strangling.