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coronary
CIDE DICTIONARY
coronary, a. [L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire.].
- Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]"The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus." [1913 Webster]
- Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart. [1913 Webster]
coronary, n.
- A small bone in the foot of a horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used informally to mean heart attack. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coronary, adj. & n.
--adj. Anat. resembling or encircling like a crown.
--n. (pl. -ies) = coronary thrombosis.
--adj. Anat. resembling or encircling like a crown.
--n. (pl. -ies) = coronary thrombosis.
Idiom
coronary artery an artery supplying blood to the heart. coronary thrombosis Med. a blockage of the blood flow caused by a blood clot in a coronary artery.
Etymology
L coronarius f. corona crown
THESAURUS
coronary
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