angina /(ăn*jī"nȧ or ăn"jĭ*nȧ)/

an·gi·na

angina

n.
  1. Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. (Med.) [Obs.]
  2. Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain. (Med.)
  3. Angina pectoris. (Med.)

Phrases & Compounds
Angina pectoris
Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest. It is so called because the pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang, spasm of the chest.