angina pectoris
Noun: A specific medical condition characterized by sudden, severe episodes of chest pain or discomfort. This pain occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood, typically due to the narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries. The pain is often described as pressure, squeezing, fullness, or tightness in the chest, and it may radiate to the shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
"Angina pectoris" is a formal medical term. It is used to diagnose and describe a symptom of coronary artery disease. - It is often shortened to simply "angina" in both medical and general contexts. - The term specifies the type of pain (pectoris = of the chest) and its origin (angina = strangling, choking).
- The patient was admitted to the hospital with severe angina pectoris.
- Stable angina pectoris is often predictable, occurring during physical exertion or emotional stress.
- His symptoms, including chest pressure and shortness of breath, were classic signs of angina pectoris.
- Stable angina (pectoris): Chest pain that occurs in a predictable pattern, usually with exertion, and is relieved by rest or medication.
- Unstable angina (pectoris): Chest pain that is new, worsening, or occurs at rest; it is a medical emergency as it may signal an impending heart attack.
- Variant (Prinzmetal's) angina: Chest pain caused by a spasm in a coronary artery, often occurring at rest.
- Angina: The common shortened form of "angina pectoris."
- Anginal (adj): Relating to or suffering from angina.
- Ischemic heart disease: The broader category of heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries, which includes angina pectoris.
- Cardiac angina
- Chest pain (of cardiac origin)
- Coronary pain
Note: While "chest pain" is a general synonym, "angina pectoris" is the precise clinical term for heart-related chest pain.
This is a specific medical term; it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. However, it is frequently part of standard medical phrases. - To suffer from angina (pectoris): To have the condition. - An attack of angina (pectoris): A specific episode of chest pain. - Angina equivalent: Symptoms other than classic chest pain (e.g., severe fatigue, shortness of breath) that represent the same underlying problem of reduced blood flow to the heart.
- a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart