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View synonyms for coronary thrombosis
coronary thrombosis
noun
, Pathology.
- 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
noun
- 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 tocoronary Compare myocardial infarction
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Origin of coronary thrombosis1
First recorded in 1925–30
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