/an juy"neuh/ ; in Med. often /an"jeuh neuh/ , n. Pathol.
1. any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
2. See angina pectoris .
3. any disease of the throat or fauces.
[ 1580-90; angina quinsey, for * ancina anchóne, strangulation, hanging, influenced by L ang ( ere ) to throttle (see ANGER) ]