coronary

UK/ˈkɒɹən(ə)ɹi/US/ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/

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A coronary is a blockage of an artery supplying the heart. Have a coronary, a massive coronary, coronary artery disease.

The name is from the crown, since the arteries sit round the heart like one. Having a coronary is also used loosely as a joke about extreme anger, which doctors find less funny than everybody else.

Definitions of coronary

1nouncoronaryA blockage of an artery supplying the heart.C1
“My uncle had a coronary last year and now watches what he eats.”

coronary is a condition.

Where it comes from

Latin coronarius comes from corona, a crown, from the way the arteries encircle the heart.

Latin
corōnārius
English, today
coronary

Built from

corōna · Latin — crown

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

coronary in the wild

Structural heart disease, such as coronary artery disease, is a common underlying condition in people who experience cardiac arrest.
Cardiac arrest
Such interruptions are usually caused by coronary ischemia linked to coronary artery disease, and sometimes to embolism from other causes like obstruction in blood flow through vessels.
Coronary circulation
The coronary arteries wrap around the entire heart.
Coronary arteries
The two main branches are the left coronary artery and right coronary artery.
Coronary arteries
New-onset angina is also considered unstable angina, since it suggests a new problem in a coronary artery.
Acute coronary syndrome

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Related words

the corōna family

crown

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