heart disease

noun

: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)

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Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heart disease was in 1830

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“Heart disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20disease. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

heart disease

noun
: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and blood circulation

Medical Definition

heart disease

noun
: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)

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