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Angina (Noun)

A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Angina proved to be the bane of existence for my aunt during the prolonged humid seasons.
Her medication for angina didn't completely alleviate the sudden and intense throat spasms she experienced daily.
The doctor recommended that he perform an emergency tracheostomy to relieve the severe angina that was making breathing an impossibility for the elderly woman.
His constant battles with recurring angina suggested that there might be an underlying cause unrelated to his throat alone.
A particularly severe episode of angina sent him rushing to the hospital, fearing it might indicate a far more serious illness slowly unfolding.