English
coronary
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒɹən(ə)ɹi/
Adjective

coronary

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
    • The coronary thorns did not only express the scorn of the imposers by that figure into which they were contrived, but did also pierce his tender and sacred temples to a multiplicity of pains, by their numerous acuminations.
    • 1684, Thomas Browne, 'Of Garlands and Coronary Plants
      The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.
  2. (anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
Translations Noun

coronary (plural coronaries)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Any of the coronary vessels; a coronary artery or coronary vein.
  2. (medicine) Ellipsis of coronary thrombosis#English|coronary thrombosis.
    Synonyms: heart attack
    Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass.
  3. A small bone in the foot of a horse.


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