All 5 Uses of
angina
in
War and Peace
- The doctor says it is angina pectoris.†
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- Angina?†
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- "They say that the rivals are reconciled, thanks to the angina…." and the word angina was repeated with great satisfaction.†
Chpt 12
- "They say that the rivals are reconciled, thanks to the angina…." and the word angina was repeated with great satisfaction.†
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- Officially, at large gatherings, everyone said that Countess Bezukhova had died of a terrible attack of angina pectoris, but in intimate circles details were mentioned of how the private physician of the Queen of Spain had prescribed small doses of a certain drug to produce a certain effect; but Helene, tortured by the fact that the old count suspected her and that her husband to whom she had written (that wretched, profligate Pierre) had not replied, had suddenly taken a very large…†
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Definition:
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(angina as in: angina pectoris) a heart condition marked by chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the hearteditor's notes: Generally "angina" references "angina pectoris"; though there are other forms of angina. This definition is for "angina pectoris."
WebMD describes angina as "a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing or painful feeling. Often, it can be mistaken for indigestion."