Synonyms for coronary


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i, ˈkɒr-

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Définition of coronary

Origin :
  • c.1600, "suitable for garlands," from Latin coronarius "of a crown," from corona "crown" (see crown (n.)). Anatomical use is 1670s for structure of blood vessels that surround the heart like a crown. Short for coronary thrombosis it dates from 1955. Coronary artery is recorded from 1741.
  • As in heart attack : noun heart failure
Example sentences :
  • Guarding this opening is the coronary valve or valve of Thebesius.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 » by Various
  • It terminates in the coronary cushion and the sensitive laminæ.
  • Extract from : « Diseases of the Horse's Foot » by Harry Caulton Reeks
  • Attention should then be given to the flap of skin and coronary cushion.
  • Extract from : « Diseases of the Horse's Foot » by Harry Caulton Reeks
  • In these cases the coronary arteries share in the generalized arteriosclerotic process.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • In many cases sclerosis of the coronary arteries as a part of general arteriosclerosis has been found.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • In regard to the liability to arteriosclerosis, this area stands second only to the aortic and coronary areas.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • In such cases the anastomosis between branches of the coronary arteries is unusually free.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Except for symptoms on the part of the heart there is no way to make the diagnosis of sclerosis of the coronary arteries.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Here, at the root of the aorta, are the openings of the coronary arteries and the arteries supplying the brain are close by.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • In one case Powell90 found a small aneurism of the coronary artery in an ulcer of the lesser curvature of the stomach.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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