Dictionary Definition. 1  conspecific adj : belonging to the same species; cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific n : an organism belonging to the same species as another organism. 2  Conspecificity is a concept in biology. Two or more individual organisms, populations, or taxa are termed conspecific if they belong to the same species.
heart disease. 1. any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning. They are much more likely to have metabolic syndromeâa condition that puts you at high risk for diabetes and heart disease. Unfortunately for the proponents of high-carbohydrate diets, high blood triglycerides are a major risk factor for heart disease.
Ischemia (is-KE' me-ah) is a condition that occurs when blood flow and oxygen are kept from a particular part of the body. Cardiac ischemia is the name for this condition when the heart is the body part targeted. Ischemic heart disease is a term that covers heart issues caused by narrowing of the arteries.