angina pectoris

angina pectoris
A disease of the heart, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the chest over the sternum, which causes anguish and fear of sudden death. The disease is marked by severe pain and fainting sensations. The paroxysms come on unexpectedly after irregular intervals. See Estate of Lee, 46 NJ Eq 193, 18 A 525, 528.

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