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|jīn ə l, ˈa(a)njən ə l adjective