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Coronary

//ˈkɔɹənɛɹi// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a crown or garland. obsolete

    "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."

  2. 2
    Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
Adjective
  1. 1
    surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart) wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the coronary vessels; a coronary artery or coronary vein.
  2. 2
    obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of coronary thrombosis. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass."

  4. 4
    A small bone in the foot of a horse.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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