Definitions
1.NounAny 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”).
2.NounEllipsis of angina pectoris (“chest pain of cardiac origin”).
3.NounAn inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.