coronary-artery disease


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Noun1.coronary-artery disease - sclerosis of the arterial wallscoronary-artery disease - sclerosis of the arterial walls  
arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries
atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
arteriosclerosis obliterans - a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels
induration, sclerosis - any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
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