coronary
1 of 2adjective
cor·o·nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē 
ˈkär-,
-ˌne-rē
1
: of, relating to, resembling, or being a crown or coronal
2
: of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart
broadly : of or relating to the heart
coronary
2 of 2noun
plural coronaries
1
a
: coronary artery
b
: coronary vein
2
: coronary thrombosis
broadly : heart attack
Example Sentences
Noun I almost had a coronary when I heard the news.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 Most people with blockages in large arteries, such as the carotid, aorta or coronary vessels, should be on medication to reduce heart disease risk. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Al-Kindi went on to say that Cleveland and Detroit, for example, show similar trends of redlining and prevalence of coronary diseases. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 14 July 2022 After other surgeons cut open a patient’s chest, DeBakey would come in, put the patient on a special blood-circulating machine, and then bypass blocked coronary arteries with blood vessels taken from the patient’s body. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 When coronary arteries are blocked, starving the heart of blood, there are good medications and treatments to deploy, from statins to stents. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 When Griffith released the clamp off of his 57-year-old patient’s new heart, blood rushed through David Bennett’s coronary arteries and transformed the pale lifeless pig organ into a vivacious scarlet pump. Simar Bajaj, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2022 An autopsy found significant narrowing of the coronary arteries. Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2022 Tennessee’s Chief Medical Examiner Jerry Francisco released the star's official death certificate a few days later, listing the cause as a coronary issue unrelated to drugs. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 June 2022 Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 And when Meaghan Wolfe, the elections administrator in Wisconsin, walked through the state’s laborious process of double-checking vote counts on television, the nation nearly had a collective coronary. David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020 The Alp family tree was a stump mutilated by cancer and coronaries. Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 If church brethren found Monty Python's Life of Brian objectionable, this newest stab will cause coronaries. Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2018 One of the few people who can definitively answer that question is John Wildey, an English retiree who, in the fall of 2013, was riding shotgun in a two-place Cessna when his friend succumbed to a massive coronary. Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018 To wit: This past weekend a 55-year-old childhood friend of my husband’s died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive coronary, leaving everyone around him stunned. Sari Botton, Longreads, 12 Jan. 2018 See More
Adjective
One area not touched on in the USPSTF guidelines, for instance, is a person's coronary calcium score. Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 Most people with blockages in large arteries, such as the carotid, aorta or coronary vessels, should be on medication to reduce heart disease risk. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2022 Al-Kindi went on to say that Cleveland and Detroit, for example, show similar trends of redlining and prevalence of coronary diseases. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 14 July 2022 After other surgeons cut open a patient’s chest, DeBakey would come in, put the patient on a special blood-circulating machine, and then bypass blocked coronary arteries with blood vessels taken from the patient’s body. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 When coronary arteries are blocked, starving the heart of blood, there are good medications and treatments to deploy, from statins to stents. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 When Griffith released the clamp off of his 57-year-old patient’s new heart, blood rushed through David Bennett’s coronary arteries and transformed the pale lifeless pig organ into a vivacious scarlet pump. Simar Bajaj, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2022 An autopsy found significant narrowing of the coronary arteries. Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2022 Tennessee’s Chief Medical Examiner Jerry Francisco released the star's official death certificate a few days later, listing the cause as a coronary issue unrelated to drugs. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 June 2022 Noun
Have a coronary if Carney walked in with that kind of weight. Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 And when Meaghan Wolfe, the elections administrator in Wisconsin, walked through the state’s laborious process of double-checking vote counts on television, the nation nearly had a collective coronary. David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020 The Alp family tree was a stump mutilated by cancer and coronaries. Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 If church brethren found Monty Python's Life of Brian objectionable, this newest stab will cause coronaries. Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2018 One of the few people who can definitively answer that question is John Wildey, an English retiree who, in the fall of 2013, was riding shotgun in a two-place Cessna when his friend succumbed to a massive coronary. Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2018 To wit: This past weekend a 55-year-old childhood friend of my husband’s died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive coronary, leaving everyone around him stunned. Sari Botton, Longreads, 12 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from New Latin corōnārius "of a crown, encircling a body organ like a crown," going back to Latin, "of garlands or wreaths," from corōna "garland, wreath worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at crown entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing coronary
Kids Definition
coronary
adjective
cor·o·nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē
: of or relating to the heart or its blood vessels
a coronary artery
Medical Definition
coronary 1 of 2
adjective
cor·o·nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē, ˈkär-
1
: resembling a crown or circlet : encircling another part
2
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart
coronary sclerosis
broadly : of or relating to the heart
b
: of, relating to, or affected with coronary heart disease
a coronary care unit
a diet for the young coronary male
coronary
2 of 2noun
plural coronaries
1
a
: coronary artery
b
: coronary vein
2
: coronary thrombosis
broadly : heart attack