coronary heart disease

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Noun

coronary heart disease (uncountable, abbreviation CHD)

  2. (medicine, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.
    Alternative form: CHD (initialism)
    Synonyms: CAD, coronary artery disease, IHD, ischemic heart disease
    Hypernyms: heart disease, CVD, cardiovascular disease < disease < condition
    Coordinate terms: CHD, congenital heart disease (not to be confused)
    Near-synonyms: ASCVD, atherosclerosis

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