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)

Examples of heart disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Final days of Gene Hackman Gene Hackman died of heart disease, officials say. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025

Authorities have confirmed that actor Gene Hackman died from a combination of severe heart disease and advanced Alzheimer's disease, a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Like exercise and a balanced diet, getting enough sleep may help prevent a range of health issues, including heart disease and depression. —Katia Hetter, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025

Hackman, 95, likely died on Feb. 18, from heart disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a contributing factor, officials said after medical investigators performed autopsies. —Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heart disease

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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)