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cor⋅o⋅nar⋅y

  [kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-] adjective, noun, plural -nar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the human heart, with respect to health.
2. Medicine/Medical.
a. pertaining to the arteries that supply the heart tissues and originate in the root of the aorta.
b. encircling like a crown, as certain blood vessels.
3. of or like a crown.
–noun
4. Pathology. a heart attack, esp. a coronary thrombosis.
5. a coronary artery.
Origin:
1600–10; < L corōnārius, equiv. to corōn(a) crown + -ārius -ary; in reference to the heart, extended from coronary artery, coronary vein, etc.
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cor·o·nar·y   (kôr'ə-něr'ē, kŏr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or coronary veins.
  2. Of or relating to the heart.
n.   pl. cor·o·nar·ies
A coronary thrombosis or heart attack.

[Latin corōnārius, of a crown, from corōna, crown; see crown.]
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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.

The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. --Sir T. Browne.

2. (Anat.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.

Coronary

Cor"o*na*ry\, n. A small bone in the foot of a horse.
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Language Translation for : coronary
Spanish: coronario,
German: koronar,
Japanese: 冠状動脈の
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coronary [(kor-uh-ner-ee, kawr-uh-ner-ee)]

A descriptive term for the heart or the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

Note: The word coronary is often used by itself in an informal sense to refer to a heart attack or coronary thrombosis.
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coronary 
1610 (adj.) "suitable for garlands," from L. coronarius "of a crown," from corona "crown." Anatomical use is 1679 for structure of blood vessels that surround the heart like a crown. Short for coronary thrombosis it dates from 1955.
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Main Entry: 1cor·o·nary
Pronunciation: 'kor-&-"ner-E, 'kär-
Function: adjective
1 : resembling a crown or circlet : encircling another part
2 a : of, relating to, affecting, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart coronary bypass>; broadly : of or relating to the heart b : of, relating to, or affected with coronary artery disease coronary care unit> coronary male>

Main Entry: 2coronary
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nar·ies
1 a : CORONARY ARTERY b : CORONARYVEIN
2 : CORONARY THROMBOSIS; broadly : HEART ATTACK
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coronary cor·o·nar·y (kôr'ə-něr'ē)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or coronary veins.
  2. Of or relating to the heart.
n.
A coronary thrombosis.

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coronary   (kôr'ə-něr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or involving the heart.
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