VASOMOTOR ANGINA
\vˈasəmˌə͡ʊtəɹ ˈaŋɡa͡ɪnə], \vˈasəmˌəʊtəɹ ˈaŋɡaɪnə], \v_ˈa_s_ə_m_ˌəʊ_t_ə_ɹ ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_aɪ_n_ə]\
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A condition in which, together with the usual symptoms of a. pectoris, there are numbness, pain, and difficulty of movement in all the limbs, which become pale and decidedly cyanotic. The pulse remains unaffected and no abnormal sounds are heard over the heart. According to Landois and Nothnagel, the condition is due to a widely distributed spasm of the blood vessels.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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