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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The partial or complete obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery, as by a thrombus or the progressive buildup of atherosclerotic plaque.
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- noun occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
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