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coronary thrombosis

American  

noun

Pathology.

  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.

coronary thrombosis British  

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: coronary.  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 Compare myocardial infarction

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
coronary thrombosis Cultural  

  1. A thrombosis in the heart.

Etymology

Origin of coronary thrombosis

First recorded in 1925–30

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He died suddenly five months later from coronary thrombosis, though speculation has since followed that the cause was complications from his cancer spreading.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

The hospital ruled the cause of death coronary thrombosis — a blood clot in a heart vessel.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2021

Their father passed away in 1952 at age 56 from coronary thrombosis - a blocking of blood flow to the heart as a result of a blood clot in an artery.

From Fox News • Jun. 27, 2021

That October, he died of coronary thrombosis at 52.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2015

Soon after this meeting, on October 19th, to be exact, Dr. Gourley was stricken with coronary thrombosis, and the field of horticulture lost a nationally known leader.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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