coronary

(kôrə ner′ē, kär-)

adjective

  1. of, or in the form of, a crown
  2. Anat.
    1. like a crown; encircling
    2. designating or relating to either of two arteries, or their branches, coming from the aorta and supplying blood directly to the heart muscle

Origin: L coronarius: see crown

noun pl. coronaries

coronary thrombosis

See coronary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or coronary veins.
  2. Of or relating to the heart.
noun pl. cor·o·nar·ies
A coronary thrombosis or heart attack.

Origin:

Origin: Latin corōnārius, of a crown

Origin: , from corōna, crown; see Crown 

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