CORONARY

coronary

(adjective) surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart); “coronary arteries”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

coronary (comparative more coronary, superlative most coronary)

(obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.

(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.

Noun

coronary (plural coronaries)

(anatomy, medicine) Any of the coronary vessels; a coronary artery or coronary vein.

(medicine) Ellipsis of coronary thrombosis.

Synonym: heart attack

A small bone in the foot of a horse.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cor"o*na*ry (kr"-n-r), a. Etym: [L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire.]

1. Of or pertaining to a crown; ferming, 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.)

Definition: Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.

Cor"o*na*ry, n.

Definition: A small bone in the foot of a horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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