coronary thrombosis

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nounPathology.
  1. a coronary occlusion in which there is blockage of a coronary arterial branch by a blood clot within the vessel, usually at a site narrowed by arteriosclerosis.

Origin of coronary thrombosis

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for coronary thrombosis

coronary thrombosis

noun
  1. a condition of interrupted blood flow to the heart due to a blood clot in a coronary artery, usually as a consequence of atherosclerosis: characterized by intense pain: Sometimes shortened to: coronary Compare myocardial infarction

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Cultural definitions for coronary thrombosis

coronary thrombosis

A thrombosis in the heart.

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