Coronary Definition

kôrə-nĕrē, kŏr-
coronaries
adjective
Of, or in the form of, a crown.
Webster's New World
Designating or relating to either of two arteries, or their branches, coming from the aorta and supplying blood directly to the heart muscle.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the heart.
American Heritage
Like a crown; encircling.
Webster's New World
Sir Thomas Browne.
The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.
Wiktionary
noun
coronaries
A heart attack.
Webster's New World

A small bone in the foot of a horse.

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Other Word Forms of Coronary

Noun

Singular:
coronary
Plural:
coronaries

Origin of Coronary

  • Latin corōnārius of a crown from corōna crown crown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin coronarius, from corona (“crown”).

    From Wiktionary

Coronary Sentence Examples

  • Why the English haven't all died of coronary artery blockage yet is a mystery.

  • Then the tip of the catheter is expanded like a tiny balloon in the blocked or narrowed coronary artery.

  • The results of a post mortem showed that Mrs Z died from acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atheroma.

  • Although the build-up of coronary atheroma is slow, a clot can occur at any time.

  • Volume 9, Number 8, September 2002 Are waiting times for coronary artery bypass graft surgery longer than they should be?

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Words Starting With

CCOCOR

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YRYARY

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