coronary
pronunciation
How to pronounce coronary in British English:
UK [ˈkɒrənri]
How to pronounce coronary in American English:
US [ˈkɔːrəneri]
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- Noun:
- obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
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- Adjective:
- surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)
Word Origin
- coronary
- coronary: [17] Coronary comes from Latin coronārius, an adjectival derivative of corōna ‘garland, crown’. It was applied in the later 17th century to any anatomical structure, such as an artery, nerve, or ligament, that encircles another like a crown. A leading example of such a conformation is the heart, with its encircling blood vessels, and gradually coronary came to be used for ‘of the heart’.Its application as a noun to ‘heart attack’ appears to be post-World War II. Other English descendants of Latin corōna (which came from Greek korónē ‘something curved’) include coronation [14], the diminutive coronet [15], coroner [14], originally an ‘officer of the crown’, crown, and of course corona [16] itself.=> corollary, coronation, coroner, crown
- coronary (adj.)
- c. 1600, "suitable for garlands," from Latin coronarius "of a crown," from corona "crown" (see crown (n.)). Anatomical use is 1670s for structure of blood vessels that surround the heart like a crown. Short for coronary thrombosis it dates from 1955. Coronary artery is recorded from 1741.
Example
- 1. Coronary heart disease is the world 's biggest killer .
- 2. He 'd only gone a short distance when he had a massive coronary .
- 3. This amazing procedure isn 't for everyone , but it can extend the lives of patients with congenital heart defects or coronary heart disease .
- 4. Mental stress can literally be heart-breaking for women leading them to be more likely than men to suffer coronary problems , a study claims .
- 5. And men are also closing the gap in another area related to obesity and high blood pressure : coronary heart disease .