collocation · academic
cardiovascular disease
UK/ˌkɑːd.i.əʊˈvæs.kjʊ.lər dɪˈziːz/US/ˌkɑr.di.oʊˈvæs.kjə.lɚ dɪˈziːz/car·di·o·VAS·cu·lar di·SEASE
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, such as heart attack or stroke.
Examples
“High blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease.”
“Public education can help reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.”
“Patients were screened for cardiovascular disease risk factors.”
Band 8 sentence
“Recent public-health initiatives to promote exercise and better diets have the potential to lower national rates of cardiovascular disease.”
Collocations
- prevent cardiovascular disease
- cardiovascular disease risk
- diagnose cardiovascular disease
Word family
Common mistakes
suffer of cardiovascular disease→suffer from cardiovascular disease
many cardiovascular disease→many cardiovascular diseases
Say it for a higher band
5heart disease→6cardiac disease→7+cardiovascular disease
Synonyms
heart disease
cardiac disease
Easily confused
heart disease
“The study found a direct link between smoking and heart disease in men over fifty.”
cardiac disease
“Cardiac disease management requires long-term medication and lifestyle changes.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Health & Fitness
Learn it with its set