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coronary
[ kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor- ]
adjective
- of or relating to the human heart, with respect to health.
- Medicine/Medical.
- pertaining to the arteries that supply the heart tissues and originate in the root of the aorta.
- encircling like a crown, as certain blood vessels.
- of or like a crown.
noun
- Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
coronary
/ ˈkɒrənərɪ /
adjective
- anatomy designating blood vessels, nerves, ligaments, etc, that encircle a part or structure
noun
- short for coronary thrombosis
coronary
/ kôr′ə-nĕr′ē /
- Relating to or involving the heart.
Notes
Other Words From
- post·coro·nary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of coronary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of coronary1
Example Sentences
In fact, He initially thought he would use CRISPR to focus on a gene that has been found to confer substantial immunity to coronary heart disease.
After an ambulance crew was unable to revive him, he was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead of coronary heart disease, complicated by hypertension and sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that affects various organs.
Geoffrey Barnes, an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, expressed concern over the narrowing of three of Floyd’s coronary arteries.
The two coronary arteries that sit on the surface of the heart and supply blood to the organ were not arranged as they should be.
If you’re an average adult, you likely know someone who has had a cardiac stent implanted to fight coronary disease.
His face turned red from the effort and for a moment I thought he might be having a coronary.
In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
Further studies found that these individuals had higher BMIs and were more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
Dr. Ornish became famous in the 1990s for showing reversal of coronary artery disease using a very low-fat, near-vegetarian diet.
He was found at autopsy to have severe hardening of his coronary arteries.
A branch of it is turned forwards to join with the coronary circle in forming the circumflex artery of the coronet.
The circumflex vein terminates by forwarding branches to concur in the formation of the superficial coronary plexus.
The central portion lies between the lateral cartilages and immediately under the coronary cushion.
These extend downwards from the lower border of the coronary cushion to the inferior margin of the os pedis.
It only remains to state that, like the coronary cushion, the surface of the sensitive frog is closely studded with papillæ.
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