cardiovascular disease
Noun
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A disease of the heart or blood vessels (synset 114080853)
is a type of: disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioningsubtypes:
- cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart
- high blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
- hypotension - abnormally low blood pressure
- aneurism, aneurysm - a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
- circulatory failure - failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues
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