A blockage or obstruction of the heart or its vessels, preventing normal blood flow.
From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + 'emphraxis' (obstruction, blockage), describing vascular obstruction affecting cardiac function.
This is essentially what happens in a heart attack—the word might be archaic, but the condition it describes kills more people than almost any other disease.
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