angina /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/ noun3 •Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant). •Ellipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”). •(old-fashioned) An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement. formsanginas