"angina" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain (synset 114197107)
is a type of: inflammatory disease - a disease characterized by inflammation
subtypes:
- trench mouth, vincent's angina, vincent's infection - an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane
- peritonsillar abscess, quinsy - a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
- croup, spasmodic laryngitis - a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart (synset 114131521)
is a type of: cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart

same as: angina pectoris