Coronary — Cor o*na*ry (k?r ? n? r?), a. [L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. Coronary thorns. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coronary — c.1600 (adj.) suitable for garlands, from L. coronarius of a crown, from corona crown (see CROWN (Cf. crown)). Anatomical use is 1670s for structure of blood vessels that surround the heart like a crown. Short for coronary thrombosis it dates… … Etymology dictionary
coronary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or denoting the arteries which surround and supply the heart. ► NOUN (pl. coronaries) (also coronary thrombosis) ▪ a blockage of the flow of blood to the heart, caused by a clot in a coronary artery. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
Coronary — Cor o*na*ry, n. 1. A small bone in the foot of a horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Informal shortening of {coronary thrombosis}, also used informally to mean {heart attack}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coronary — [kôr′ə ner΄ē, kär′ə ner΄ē] adj. [L coronarius: see CROWN] 1. of, or in the form of, a crown 2. Anat. a) like a crown; encircling b) designating or relating to either of two arteries, or their branches, coming from the aorta and supplying blood… … English World dictionary
coronary — 1. Relating to or resembling a crown. 2. Encircling; denoting various anatomical structures, e.g., nerves, blood vessel s, ligaments. 3. Specifically, denoting the c. blood vessel s of the heart and, colloquially, c. thrombosis. [L. coronarius;… … Medical dictionary
coronary — I. adjective Date: 1610 1. of, relating to, resembling, or being a crown or coronal 2. of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart; broadly of or relating to the heart II. noun (plural naries) Date: 1893 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
coronary — I UK [ˈkɒrən(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈkɔrəˌnerɪ] adjective medical relating to your heart the risk of coronary heart disease II UK [ˈkɒrən(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈkɔrəˌnerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms coronary : singular coronary plural coronaries medical a heart… … English dictionary
coronary — a. crown shaped; Anatomy, that encircles; n. coronary thrombosis. ♦ coronary ♦ artery, artery supplying heart tissues with blood. ♦ coronary thrombosis, formation of clot in coronary artery … Dictionary of difficult words
coronary — adj. & n. adj. Anat. resembling or encircling like a crown. n. (pl. ies) = coronary thrombosis. Phrases and idioms: coronary artery an artery supplying blood to the heart. coronary thrombosis Med. a blockage of the blood flow caused by a blood… … Useful english dictionary
