- coronary heart disease
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Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.
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coronary heart disease — n CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE * * * (CHD) ischemic heart d … Medical dictionary
coronary heart disease — or ischemic heart disease Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). Short term oxygen deprivation can cause angina pectoris. Long term, severe oxygen… … Universalium
coronary heart disease — A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart). Coronary heart disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a build up of fatty material and plaque inside the … English dictionary of cancer terms
coronary heart disease — noun a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart • Hypernyms: ↑heart disease, ↑cardiopathy • Hyponyms: ↑coronary occlusion, ↑coronary thrombosis, ↑coronary * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
coronary heart disease — noun Date: 1949 a condition and especially one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart and typically results in chest pain or heart damage called also coronary artery disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
coronary heart disease — noun a heart condition caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries which can result in a heart attack …
Coronary artery disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a coronary artery with the most common form of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) and marked luminal narrowing. Masson s trichrome … Wikipedia
coronary artery disease — n a condition and esp. one caused by atherosclerosis that reduces the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle and typically results in chest pain or heart damage called also coronary disease, coronary heart disease * * *… … Medical dictionary
coronary artery disease — CAD. A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart). Coronary artery disease is usually caused by atherosclerosis (a build up of fatty material and plaque… … English dictionary of cancer terms
coronary artery disease — noun Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium. Syn: coronary heart disease … Wiktionary
