• Flyingostrich@endlesstalk.org
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    1 year ago

    AFAIK angina comes from the Latin word angere which means to suffocate.

    Angina pectoris being suffocating chest pain, often accompanied by shortness of breath.

    And Ludwig angina litteraly suffocating a person via swelling.