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angina pectoris

/pek-tuh-ris/US // ˈpɛk tə rɪs //

心绞痛,胸痛,绞痛,脑溢血

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : a syndrome characterized by paroxysmal, constricting pain below the sternum, most easily precipitated by exertion or excitement and caused by ischemia of the heart muscle, usually due to a coronary artery disease, as arteriosclerosis.

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Examples

  • Vincent's angina is a chronic pseudomembranous and ulcerative inflammation of pharynx and tonsils.

  • In pseudo-angina, frequently observed in hysterical women, its action is all that can be desired.

  • It was the first positive manifestation of the angina which eventually would take him from us.

  • It is a curious malady—that angina; even the doctors are acquainted with its manifestations, rather than its cause.

  • Arnold died of a disease of the heart, which physicians have named by the expressive words "angina pectoris."