coronary

[kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the human heart, with respect to health.

2. Medicine/Medical.

   1. pertaining to the arteries that supply the heart tissues and originate in the root of the aorta.

   2. encircling like a crown, as certain blood vessels.

3. of or like a crown.

noun

plural

coronaries 

1. Pathology.,  a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.

2. a coronary artery.

coronary

/ ˈkɒrənərɪ /

adjective

1. anatomy designating blood vessels, nerves, ligaments, etc, that encircle a part or structure

noun

1. short for coronary thrombosis

coronary

1. Relating to or involving the heart.

coronary

1. A descriptive term for the heart or the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

The word coronary is often used by itself in an informal sense to refer to a heart attack or coronary thrombosis.

Other Word Forms

• postcoronary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronary¹

1600–10; < Latin corōnārius, equivalent to corōn ( a ) crown + -ārius -ary; in reference to the heart, extended from coronary artery, coronary vein, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronary¹

C17: from Latin corōnārius belonging to a wreath or crown; see _corona

Example Sentences

To examine how well current tools perform, the researchers conducted a retrospective review of 474 patients younger than 66 who had no known coronary artery disease.

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It is one of two units in the same building that have been owned by Ozzy—who died in July from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease at the age of 76—and his family.

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Questions still remain about whether colchicine influences overall mortality or reduces the need for procedures such as coronary revascularization.

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A 1991 review from the University of California San Diego found that HRT may reduce the risk of fatal coronary events by approximately 50%.

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Neck circumference is also tied to coronary heart disease, where narrowed arteries reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

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