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Meaning of 'coronary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coronary [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland.
- Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.
2 . Coronary [ n.]
- A small bone in the foot of a horse.
- Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack.

Meaning of 'coronary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coronary [ a]
Meaning (1):
- surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)
Example in sentence:
  • coronary arteries

Nearby Words:

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