(亦作 angina pectoris ˈpɛkt(ə)rɪs)a condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, owing to an inadequate blood supply to the heart 心绞痛
[with modifier]any of a number of disorders in which there is an intense localized pain 局部剧痛 Ludwig's angina. 路德维希的绞痛。
语源
mid 16th cent. (in the Latin sense): from Latin, quinsy', from Greek ankhonē 'strangling'