synanchia

Updated: January 1, 2026

He has a good deal to say with regard to the treatment of angina, which he calls synanche, or synanchia, or cynanche, or angina. Parasynanche is a synonymous term, but refers to a milder synanche. He distinguished four forms of it.

James J. (James Joseph) Walsh - Old-Time Makers of Medicine: The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences: Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages