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die Angina (Anginen)  sore/swollen (strep) throat (also mouth), tonsillitis (Angina tonsillaris)

Mittelfeldspieler Juri Judt fehlt wegen einer Angina.
Midfielder Juri Judt [German soccer player] is out because of a sore throat.
(Note: Angina is Latin for "narrowness" or "constriction." See False Friends for more.)

Related: die Angina Pectoris (die Stenokardie) angina pectoris (arm/chest pain caused by a shortage of blood to the heart)

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