English Explanatory Dictionary

coronary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a crown or garland.
  2. Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
noun
  1. Any of the coronary vessels; a coronary artery or coronary vein.
  2. Ellipsis of coronary thrombosis.
  3. A small bone in the foot of a horse.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/ /ˈkɒɹən(ə)ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coronary.wav

Word forms

coronary more coronary most coronary coronaries

Etymology

From Latin corōnārius, from corōna (“crown”).

Synonyms

heart attack

Derived words

aortocoronary bicoronary coronarography coronaropathy coronary artery coronary band coronary cushion coronary heart disease coronary sinus coronary steal coronary thrombosis coronary vein extracoronary intracoronary mammacoronary noncoronary percutaneous coronary intervention pericoronary postcoronary supracoronary transcoronary
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