1. Relating to or resembling a crown. 2. Encircling; denoting various anatomical structures, e.g., nerves, blood vessel s, ligaments. 3. Specifically, denoting the c. blood vessel s of the heart and, colloquially, c. thrombosis. [L. coronarius; fr. corona, a crown]
- cafe c. sudden collapse while eating that results from food impaction closing the glottis; often erroneously thought to stem from c. artery disease.
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cor·o·nary 'kȯr-ə-.ner-ē, 'kär- adj
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 <a \coronary bypass> broadly of or relating to the heart
b) of, relating to, or affected with coronary artery disease <a \coronary care unit> <a diet for the young \coronary male>
1 a) CORONARY ARTERY
b) CORONARY VEIN
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cor·o·nary (korґə-nar″e) [corona] encircling in the manner of a crown; 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.Medical dictionary. 2011.