coronary

IPA: kˈɔrʌnɛri

(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.]

(obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.

Examples of "coronary" in Sentences

Heart catheterization is done and stent is placed in coronary artery.
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.
"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.