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.
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure or CHF, is a general term that describes the inability of the heart to process enough blood to meet an animalâs bodily needs.