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CORONARY THROMBOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coronary thrombosis mean?
• CORONARY THROMBOSIS (noun)
The noun CORONARY THROMBOSIS has 1 sense:
1. obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Familiarity information: CORONARY THROMBOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
coronary; coronary thrombosis
Hypernyms ("coronary thrombosis" is a kind of...):
thrombosis (the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel)
coronary heart disease (a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart)
Holonyms ("coronary thrombosis" is a part of...):
heart attack (a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function)
Context examples
Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis.
(Myocardial Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
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