angine

Definitions of angine
  1. noun
    any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
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    type of:
    maladie inflammatoire
    a disease characterized by inflammation
  2. noun
    inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
    synonyms: amygdalite
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    type of:
    inflammation
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
  3. noun
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    synonyms: mal de gorge
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    type of:
    maladie inflammatoire
    a disease characterized by inflammation
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