coronary thrombosis

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

noun

1. See myocardial infarction
   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

coronary thrombosis

1. A thrombosis in the heart .

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronary thrombosis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Related Words

• cardiovascular disease
• congestive heart failure