Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coronary heart disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: coro-nary -heart dis-ease
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: ASCVD, atherosclerosis"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

CHD (abbreviation)

Phrases

heart attack myocardial infarction

Frequently Paired Words

heart attack MACCE MACE myocardial infarction stroke CHD congenital heart disease

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does coronary heart disease mean?: Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.

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