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

Guitron was born with an anomaly in the aortic portion of the left coronary artery, an extremely rare condition.

From Los Angeles Times

She stated the actual cause of death was narrowing and "calcification of his coronary arteries due to old age".

From BBC

The document, filed in London, reportedly lists cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease among the causes of death.

From Los Angeles Times

I can’t touch the clot in a patient’s coronary, or see their stroke in the same way I can see a flat tire.

From Salon

The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died at his Santa Fe home from coronary artery disease, with advanced Alzheimer's disease a contributing factor.

From BBC

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