CORONARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coronary mean? 

• CORONARY (noun)
  The noun CORONARY has 1 sense:

1. obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

  Familiarity information: CORONARY used as a noun is very rare.

• CORONARY (adjective)
  The adjective CORONARY has 1 sense:

1. surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)

  Familiarity information: CORONARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORONARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

coronary; coronary thrombosis

Hypernyms ("coronary" is a kind of...):

thrombosis (the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel)

coronary heart disease (a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart)

Holonyms ("coronary" is a part of...):

heart attack (a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function)

• CORONARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

coronary arteries

Pertainym:

corona ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape)

Derivation:

corona ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of arbutamine, a synthetic catecholamine with positive chronotropic and inotropic properties, used in echocardiography and diagnostic coronary angiography.

(Arbutamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic catecholamine with positive chronotropic and inotropic properties, used in echocardiography and diagnostic coronary angiography.

(Arbutamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called aortocoronary bypass and coronary artery bypass.

(CAB, NCI Dictionary)

A disease in which there is a narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart).

(CAD, NCI Dictionary)

The allele is associated with increased occurrence of both Alzheimer disease and coronary artery disease.

(APOE*4 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The current meta-analysis assessed the association between insomnia symptoms and incidence or death from cardiovascular disease (acute myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, heart failure), stroke, or a combination of events.

(Insomnia: Heart Attack, Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A classification system for coronary stenosis based upon characteristics that influence the difficulty of percutaneous coronary revascularization.

(American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Lesion Complexity Class, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

While the link between triglycerides and coronary heart disease is well documented, it is not clear why they, too, should contribute to depression.

(Inflammation links heart disease and depression, University of Cambridge)

This results in a dilatation of the main coronary and systemic arteries, decreased myocardial contractility, increased blood flow and oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue, and decreased total peripheral resistance.

(Amlodipine, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, decreased myocardial contractility and dilation of the main coronary and systemic arteries lead to increased blood flow and oxygen delivery to the myocardial tissue and decreases total peripheral resistance.

(Amlodipine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)