coronary
adjective
cor·o·nary
| \ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē
, ˈkär-, -ˌne-rē\
, ˈkär-, -ˌne-rē\
Definition of coronary
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
noun
plural coronaries
Definition of coronary (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: coronary artery
b
: coronary vein
Examples of coronary in a Sentence
Noun
I almost had a coronary when I heard the news.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
She was treated for colon cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer in 2009, had a coronary stent implanted in 2014 and broke several ribs in a fall late last year. — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas," 23 Aug. 2019 As a cardiac interventional center, emergency medical services providers will continue to transport heart attack patients to the hospital who may require emergency percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as emergency angioplasty. — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Business briefs: Hospital receives awards, re-accreditation; Carroll Bancorp second quarter results," 19 Aug. 2019 The intervention technologists scrub and work on all cases, from setting up the power injector to panning the x-ray table and controlling the scanning equipment to assisting physicians with coronary interventions and pacemaker implants. — Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle, "New Cath Lab Brings Cutting-edge Cardiac Care to Cleveland, Texas Residents," 12 Aug. 2019 Clinical signs include blisters around the muzzle, tongue, ears, teats and coronary bands, the agricultural department said. — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, "Viral disease spreads to livestock in 14 Colorado counties," 2 Aug. 2019 The procedure, sometimes called a coronary-artery bypass graft (CABG), revolutionized the way cardiovascular patients are treated. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Who Was René Favaloro? What to Know About the Pioneering Doctor in Today's Google Doodle," 12 July 2019 That’s why Edmundowicz, medical director of Temple’s Health and Vascular Institute, is performing special tests on firefighters called coronary calcium scans. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, "Jack's death on 'This is Us': His heart attack explained by a Temple doctor," 7 Feb. 2018 Argentine media reported the death and said he had been hospitalized for coronary and biliary conditions. — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, "Luciano Menéndez, former Argentine general convicted of crimes against humanity, dies at 90," 3 Mar. 2018 Elfering woke up in the hospital and spent four days in the coronary care unit (CCU) before she was discharged. — Korin Miller, SELF, "This Healthy, Experienced Runner Had a Heart Attack During the New York City Marathon," 10 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Alp family tree was a stump mutilated by cancer and coronaries. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 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, "'Monty Python's The Meaning of Life': THR's 1983 Review," 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, "Death and Daring at 1,500 Feet," 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, "Fast or Slow: What’s the Best Way to Die?," 12 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coronary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for coronary
coronary
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of coronary
: of or relating to the heart and especially to the vessels that supply blood to the heart
See the full definition for coronary in the English Language Learners Dictionary
coronary
adjective
cor·o·nary
| \ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē
\
\
Kids Definition of coronary
: of or relating to the heart or its blood vessels
a coronary artery
coronary
adjective
cor·o·nary
| \ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē, ˈkär-
\
\
Medical Definition of coronary
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: resembling a crown or circlet : encircling another part
2a
: 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
noun
plural coronaries
Medical Definition of coronary (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: coronary artery
b
: coronary vein
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