coronary
IPA: kˈɔrʌnɛri
noun
- (anatomy, medicine) Any of the coronary vessels; a coronary artery or coronary vein.
- A small bone in the foot of a horse.
- (medicine) Ellipsis of coronary thrombosis.. [(cardiology, pathology) Thrombosis of a coronary artery, that is, a blockage, caused by a blood clot, of the blood flow in a coronary artery of the heart, leading to myocardial infarction.]
adjective
- (obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
- (anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
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Examples of "coronary" in Sentences
- It can induce spasm of the coronary arteries.
- The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart.
- A coronary embolism and a heart attack are the same thing.
- It is found in atherosclerotic plaques of the coronary arteries.
- Dietary patterns and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.
- Dietary fat intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.
- Heart catheterization is done and stent is placed in coronary artery.
- The coronary arteries are responsible for carrying blood to the heart.
- Inflammatory markers and the risk of coronary heart disease in men and women.
- The coronary sinus empties the heart's veins themselves into the right atrium.
- The Food and Drug Administration approved Trasylol for use in coronary bypass surgery patients in 1993.
- The word coronary is often used by itself in an informal sense to refer to a heart attack or coronary thrombosis.
- Significant research into gender differences in coronary artery disease has been underway only in the past 10 years.
- These blockages generally have to occlude 80% or more of a coronary artery before they cause a defect in heart function.
- "More cabbage, fewer CABGs," says Boston University professor and health blogger Austin Frakt, using the acronym for coronary artery bypass grafts.
- Silent myocardial ischaemia and long-term coronary artery disease outcomes in apparently healthy people from families with early-onset ischaemic heart disease
- The label now warns about kidney problems and says that Trasylol should be used only in coronary bypass surgery patients who are at an increased risk for excessive bleeding.
- In fact, the vast bulk of expense to the medical system today, in coronary disease and type II diabetes, is caused by people making bad personal decisions over a long period of time.