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

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; angina pectoris

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

cardiopathy; heart disease (a disease of the heart)

 Context examples 

The beginning of the first experience of the symptom complex of angina pectoris.

(First Ever Onset of Angina Pectoris Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The date and time of the beginning of the symptom complex of angina pectoris.

(Date Time of Onset of Angina Pectoris, NCI Thesaurus)

The most recent occurrence of angina pectoris.

(Most Recent Angina Pectoris Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The date and time that angina pectoris first occurred.

(Onset of Angina Pectoris Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The date and time of the most recent occurrence of angina pectoris.

(Date Time of Most Recent Angina Pectoris, NCI Thesaurus)

The date and time of the angina pectoris event requiring an individual to seek medical attention.

(Date Time of Angina Pectoris Prompting Medical Attention, NCI Thesaurus)

Angina pectoris which does not have associated classical symptoms of chest pain.

(Atypical Angina, NCI Thesaurus)

Angina pectoris which leads an individual to seek medical attention.

(Angina Pectoris Prompting Medical Attention Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The date of the beginning of the first ever occurrence of the symptom complex of angina pectoris.

(Date of First Ever Onset of Angina Pectoris, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug is used to treat chronic stable and variant angina pectoris.

(Bepridil Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)