Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical condition involving obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus): This is a specific type of heart attack (myocardial infarction) caused by a clot blocking one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was rushed to the hospital after suffering a coronary thrombosis.
  • Atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for coronary thrombosis.
  • The autopsy confirmed that death was due to a massive coronary thrombosis.

Advanced Usage

• "Acute coronary thrombosis": A term used to describe the sudden onset of the condition, often requiring emergency intervention.
  • The cardiologist diagnosed an acute coronary thrombosis and prepared for an angioplasty.

Variants and Related Words

• Coronary artery thrombosis: A more precise synonym, explicitly naming the affected vessel.
• Myocardial infarction (MI): The general medical term for a heart attack, which can be caused by coronary thrombosis.
• Thrombus (n): The blood clot itself that causes the obstruction.
• Coronary (adj): Pertaining to the arteries of the heart.

Synonyms

• Coronary occlusion: A blockage in a coronary artery, which may be caused by a thrombus.
• Heart attack (caused by a clot): A common, non-technical term for the event.

Related Phrases

• "Suffer a thrombosis": To experience the formation or lodging of a blood clot.
  • He suffered a thrombosis in his left anterior descending artery.
• "Thrombolytic therapy": A treatment to dissolve the clot causing the thrombosis.
  • Thrombolytic therapy was administered to treat the coronary thrombosis.

Noun

1. obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)