coronary

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

/ ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i, ˈkɒr- /

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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, plural cor·o·nar·ies.

Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.

a coronary artery.

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Origin of coronary

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

OTHER WORDS FROM coronary

post·cor·o·nar·y, adjective

Words nearby coronary

coronal, coronal hole, coronal mass ejection, coronal suture, corona radiata, coronary, coronary arteries, coronary artery, coronary artery disease, coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery

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How to use coronary in a sentence

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
An NFL player’s life-threatening heart defect went unnoticed for years. Now he hopes to return.|Nicki Jhabvala|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

If you’re an average adult, you likely know someone who has had a cardiac stent implanted to fight coronary disease.
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His face turned red from the effort and for a moment I thought he might be having a coronary.
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In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
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Further studies found that these individuals had higher BMIs and were more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
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Dr. Ornish became famous in the 1990s for showing reversal of coronary artery disease using a very low-fat, near-vegetarian diet.
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He was found at autopsy to have severe hardening of his coronary arteries.
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A branch of it is turned forwards to join with the coronary circle in forming the circumflex artery of the coronet.
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The circumflex vein terminates by forwarding branches to concur in the formation of the superficial coronary plexus.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
The central portion lies between the lateral cartilages and immediately under the coronary cushion.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
These extend downwards from the lower border of the coronary cushion to the inferior margin of the os pedis.
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It only remains to state that, like the coronary cushion, the surface of the sensitive frog is closely studded with papillæ.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for coronary

coronary

/ (ˈkɒrənərɪ) /

adjective

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

noun plural -naries

short for coronary thrombosis

Word Origin for coronary

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for coronary

coronary

[ kôr′ə-nĕr′ē ]

Relating to or involving the heart.

Cultural definitions for coronary

coronary

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

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

notes for coronary

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

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