coronary
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the human heart, with respect to health.
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Medicine/Medical.
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pertaining to the arteries that supply the heart tissues and originate in the root of the aorta.
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encircling like a crown, as certain blood vessels.
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of or like a crown.
adjective
noun
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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
Etymology
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.
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Increasingly, people are also opting for a coronary artery calcium scan, or CAC, writes Sumathi Reddy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“One of the reasons why clinicians use this is because there is data that shows when there are coronary calcifications patients are more likely to take medications and to adopt other preventive therapies,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Colder months are linked to significantly higher death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease compared to milder periods.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
For instance, the NHS has not invested in CT coronary angiogram machines, which allow clinicians to scan hearts to check if they are diseased.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
The question is answered when hate notes and truck-loads of pansies are delivered to my training camp, the little sanctuary where I skip rope while listening to taped lectures on coronary collateralization and threadworm infection.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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