coronary heart disease

noun

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

“Near-synonyms: ASCVD, atherosclerosis”

Meanings

nouncoronary heart disease (uncountable, abbreviation CHD)

abbreviation CHD

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

    Near-synonyms: ASCVD, atherosclerosis

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冠心病
  • 冠心病 (guānxīnbìng)disease of the heart
Finnish sepelvaltimotauti
  • sepelvaltimotautidisease of the heart
German koronare Herzkrankheit
  • koronare Herzkrankheitdisease of the heart
Italian coronaropatia
  • coronaropatiadisease of the heart
Polish choroba niedokrwienna serca, choroba wieńcowa
  • choroba niedokrwienna sercadisease of the heart
  • choroba wieńcowadisease of the heart
Russian ишеми́ческая боле́знь се́рдца, корона́рная недоста́точность
  • ишеми́ческая боле́знь се́рдца (išemíčeskaja boléznʹ sérdca)disease of the heart
  • корона́рная недоста́точность (koronárnaja nedostátočnostʹ)disease of the heart
  • корона́рная боле́знь (koronárnaja boléznʹ)disease of the heart
Vietnamese bệnh tim mạch vành
  • bệnh tim mạch vànhdisease of the heart
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