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die Angina (no pl.)
die Angina tonsillaris (med.)
   tonsillitis (med.); a severe inflammation of the mouth or throat

Die Angina ist eine akute Entzündung der Gaumenmandlen.
Tonsillitis [Angina in German] is an acute infection of the palatine tonsils.
Das Wort Angina bedeutet "Enge", in diesem Fall im Bereich der Mandeln (Tonsillen), und beschreibt die Verengung der Rachenpassage, die durch die entzündliche Vergrößerung dieser Organe verursacht wird.
The word Angina means "narrowness," in this case in the area of the tonsils, and describes the narrowing of the throat passage caused by the inflamed enlargement of these organs.

Related:
die Angina pectoris (med.) angina pectoris (chest pain caused by a lack of oxygen in the heart muscles)
die Mandel (-n) almond; tonsil
die Mandelentzündung tonsillitis

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