coronary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒɹən(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin corōnārius, from corōna (“crown”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.
1684, Thomas Browne, Of Garlands and Coronary Plants:The coronary thorns did not only express the scorn of the imposers by that figure into which they were contrived, but did also pierce his tender and sacred temples to a multiplicity of pains, by their numerous acuminations.
1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed:
- Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more coronary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most coronary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
coronary artery · coronaropathy · extracoronary · coronary sinus · coronary heart disease · intracoronary · pericoronary · mammacoronary · coronary vein · bicoronary · postcoronary · percutaneous coronary intervention · coronary band · coronarography · coronary cushion · transcoronary · noncoronary · coronary thrombosis · supracoronary · coronary steal · aortocoronary
Translations (11)
nl coronair (encircling something) · ro coronarian (encircling something) · pl wieńcowy (encircling something) · el στεφανιαίος (encircling something) · cs koronární (encircling something) · cs věnčitý (encircling something) · ca coronari (encircling something) · ga corónach (encircling something) · pt coronário (encircling something) · fi sepel- (encircling something) · es coronario (encircling something)