Phrase guide

heart disease

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a disease which affects the functions of the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a disease of the heart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardiopathy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cardiovascular disease

Narrower terms: coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, angina, cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy, heart failure, coronary failure, valvular heart disease, rheumatic heart disease

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cardiopatia — disease affecting the heart
  • Chinese Cantonese: 心臟病 /心脏病 (sam1 zong6 beng6) — disease affecting the heart
  • Hakka Chinese: 心臟病 /心脏病 (sîm-chhong-phiang) — disease affecting the heart
  • Chinese: 心臟病 /心脏病 (zh-min-nan) — disease affecting the heart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟病 /心脏病 (xīnzàngbìng) — disease affecting the heart
  • Esperanto: kora malsano — disease affecting the heart
  • Estonian: südamehaigus — disease affecting the heart
  • Finnish: sydäntauti — disease affecting the heart
  • French: maladie cardiaque — disease affecting the heart
  • German: Herzkrankheit — disease affecting the heart
  • Hindi: हृदयरोग (hŕdayrog) — disease affecting the heart
  • Hungarian: szívbetegség — disease affecting the heart
  • Icelandic: hjartasjúkdómur — disease affecting the heart
  • Icelandic: hjartveiki — disease affecting the heart
  • Indonesian: penyakit jantung — disease affecting the heart
  • Latvian: sirdskaite — disease affecting the heart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjertesykdom — disease affecting the heart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjertesjukdom — disease affecting the heart
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjartesjukdom — disease affecting the heart
  • Spanish: cardiopatía — disease affecting the heart
  • Telugu: గుండెజబ్బు (guṇḍejabbu) — disease affecting the heart
  • Telugu: హృద్రోగము (hr̥drōgamu) — disease affecting the heart
  • Turkish: kalp hastalığı — disease affecting the heart