Lexic.us

Definition of Coronary

1. Noun. Obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus).

2. Adjective. Surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart). "Coronary arteries"

Definition of Coronary

1. a. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland.

2. n. A small bone in the foot of a horse.

Definition of Coronary

1. an artery supplying blood to the heart [n -NARIES]

Medical Definition of Coronary

1. A term applied to vessels, nerves, ligaments, etc. The term usually denotes the arteries that supply the heart muscle and, by extension, a pathologic involvement of them. Origin: L. Corona, Gr. Koron = encircling in the manner of a crown This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coronary

coronalis coronally coronals coronal epispadias coronal hypospadias coronal plane coronal pulp coronal section coronal suture coronal suture

coronaria coronaries coronarism coronaritis coronary (current term) coronary (current term) coronary-artery disease coronary-prone behaviour coronary aneurysm coronary angiography

coronary angioplasty coronary arteries coronary arteriosclerosis coronary arteritis coronary artery coronary artery coronary artery aneurysm coronary artery anomalies coronary artery branches coronary artery bypass

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