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

Provide remote monitoring and virtual care coordination for rural children with asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and single-ventricle heart disease. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

People can lose weight because of cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

But rates of cardiac disease have fallen in recent years, as the medical community pivots to managing cholesterol levels, hypertension and diabetes—all risk factors for heart disease. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

But the chemical composition of Shingrix might explain its salutary effects on dementia and heart disease, if borne out by randomized clinical trials designed to generate stronger evidence of cause and effect. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026

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)