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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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