cardiovascular disease
English
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cardiovascular disease (countable and uncountable, plural cardiovascular diseases) (abbreviation CVD)
- A disease involving the heart or blood vessels, i.e. arteries and veins, such as coronary heart disease.
- 2022 September 14, Jacqueline Howard, “Study finds potential link between daily multivitamin and improved cognition in older adults”, in CNN[1]:
- Taking a daily multivitamin might be associated with improved brain function in older adults, a new study says, and the benefit appears to be greater for those with a history of cardiovascular disease.
Translations
[edit]disease involving the heart or blood vessels
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