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coronary Definition

coro·nary (kôr′ə 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

Etymology: L coronarius: see crown

noun pl. coronaries -·nar′·ies

coronary thrombosis
coronary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • artery: Less common causes include spasms of the coronary arteries or disease of the smaller branches of these arteries.
  • disease: Coronary heart disease is the most common form of heart disease.
  • thrombosis: Coronary thrombosis: Formation of a blood clot in a coronary artery - a heart attack.
  • angiography: Patients requiring coronary artery angiography will have their procedure carried out within 3 months of being told this is required.
  • grafting: Used during coronary artery bypass grafting, open-heart surgery, heart transplants.
  • graft: A coronary artery bypass graft ( or CABG ) improves blood flow to the heart.

Modifying Another Word

  • especially: There were fewer deaths, and especially coronary deaths, in the treated patients.