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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries associated with various risk factors, including genetic predisposition, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, and diabetes mellitus.
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- noun pathology, cardiology Any disease caused by the
accumulation offatty deposits in the coronaryarteries that supplyblood to themyocardium .
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- noun a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
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