coronarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒr.ən.ər.i/us/ˈkɔːr.ə.ner.i/also coronary thrombosis mainlyUKan extremely dangerous medical condition in which the flow of blood to the heart is blocked by a blood clot (= a mass of blood):
He's in hospital after having a coronary last week.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anemic
- angina
- blood poisoning
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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coronaryadjective
uk/ˈkɒr.ən.ər.i/us/ˈkɔːr.ə.ner.i/specializedrelating to the arteries (= thick tubes) that supply blood to the muscles of the heart:
Regular exercise reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
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Relating to particular parts of the body
- aural
- bronchial
- cardio
- cerebral
- cervical
- deltoid
- deltoids
- gastric
- genito-urinary
- lumbar
- mammary
- motor
- neur(o)-
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
- pubis
- renal
- venous
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