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ANGINA PECTORIS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does angina pectoris mean?

• ANGINA PECTORIS (noun)
The noun ANGINA PECTORIS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: ANGINA PECTORIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANGINA PECTORIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

angina pectoris; angina

Hypernyms ("angina pectoris" is a kind of...):

cardiopathy; heart condition; heart disease (a disease of the heart)

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