Phrase guide

coronary heart disease

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: ASCVD, atherosclerosis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CAD, coronary artery disease, IHD, w:ischemic heart disease, ASCVD, atherosclerosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heart disease, CVD, cardiovascular disease, disease, condition

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noun

Meaning 2

a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heart disease, cardiopathy

Narrower terms: coronary occlusion, coronary thrombosis, coronary

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 冠心病 (guānxīnbìng) — disease of the heart
  • Finnish: sepelvaltimotauti — disease of the heart
  • Georgian: კორონარული არტერიული დაავადება (ḳoronaruli arṭeriuli daavadeba) — disease of the heart
  • Georgian: კორონარული არტერიის დაავადება (ḳoronaruli arṭeriis daavadeba) — disease of the heart
  • German: koronare Herzkrankheit — disease of the heart
  • Italian: coronaropatia — disease of the heart
  • Polish: choroba niedokrwienna serca — disease of the heart
  • Polish: choroba wieńcowa — disease of the heart
  • Russian: ишеми́ческая боле́знь се́рдца (išemíčeskaja boléznʹ sérdca) — disease of the heart
  • Russian: корона́рная недоста́точность (koronárnaja nedostátočnostʹ) — disease of the heart
  • Russian: корона́рная боле́знь (koronárnaja boléznʹ) — disease of the heart
  • Vietnamese: bệnh tim mạch vành — disease of the heart