绞痛 (jiǎotòng): sharp griping pain

Meanings

1 sharp griping pain
2 colic
3 angina (in 心绞痛)

Characters

绞

Examples

他突然感到一阵剧烈的绞痛。

Tā tūrán gǎndào yī zhèn jùliè de jiǎotòng.

He suddenly felt a sharp griping pain.

心绞痛发作时要立刻就医。

Xīnjiǎotòng fāzuò shí yào lìkè jiùyī.

When angina strikes, seek medical help immediately.

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usage

Medical/clinical term. Most often appears in compounds: 心绞痛 (xīnjiǎotòng, angina), 肠绞痛 (chángjiǎotòng, intestinal colic), 胆绞痛 (dǎnjiǎotòng, biliary colic). The image is of pain that 'twists' (绞) — sharp and spasmodic, unlike a steady ache.