coronary

1 of 2

adjective

cor·​o·​nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce coronary (audio)
ˈkär-,
-ˌne-rē
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

2 of 2

noun

plural coronaries

Examples of coronary in a Sentence

Noun I almost had a coronary when I heard the news.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Unmitigated and chronic stress can affect every system in our body, including suppressing our immune system and increasing the risk of coronary disease. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Those with advanced disease include people with unstable coronary disease or severe heart failure, Liu said. Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2024 This may be a coronary CT angiogram, which is highly sensitive and specific. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 His death certificate also stated that in 2001, Butkus underwent coronary bypass surgery. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023 His death was attributed to an acute coronary event and high-altitude pulmonary edema. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023 Regardless, my younger years of careless living came at a price, and evidence from my first coronary calcium scan (CCS), which is a special computerized tomography scan of the heart that looks for calcium deposits in the heart arteries, showed that my arteries were clogging and calcifying. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023 Valerie Bradt Hymes, a WJZ-TV news reporter who covered the assassination attempt of presidential candidate George Wallace and Maryland’s 1970s political corruption trials, died of circulation and coronary problems Aug. 16 at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023 The heart attack and coronary rates were 19% and 11% lower, respectively, in the vitamin D group. Brian Mastroianni, Health, 21 July 2023
Noun
Woods’ partner is Marcia Freeland, Lowe Mill’s executive director, who was keen on having the pizza void filled at the arts center, a coronary of Huntsville’s creative culture. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 23 July 2023 Have a coronary if Carney walked in with that kind of weight. Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 And when Meaghan Wolfe, the elections administrator in Wisconsin, walked through the state’s laborious process of double-checking vote counts on television, the nation nearly had a collective coronary. David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2020 The Alp family tree was a stump mutilated by cancer and coronaries. Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 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, 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, 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, 12 Jan. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from New Latin corōnārius "of a crown, encircling a body organ like a crown," going back to Latin, "of garlands or wreaths," from corōna "garland, wreath worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at crown entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of coronary was in 1610

Dictionary Entries Near coronary

Cite this Entry

“Coronary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coronary. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

coronary

1 of 2 adjective
cor·​o·​nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce coronary (audio)
ˈkär-
: of, relating to, or being the vessels that carry blood to or away from the heart
also : of or relating to the heart

coronary

2 of 2 noun
plural coronaries
1
: a coronary blood vessel
2

Medical Definition

coronary

1 of 2 adjective
cor·​o·​nary ˈkȯr-ə-ˌner-ē, ˈkär- How to pronounce coronary (audio)
1
: resembling a crown or circlet : encircling another part
2
a
: 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

2 of 2 noun
plural coronaries

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