Coronary Meaning
/ˈkɔɹənɛɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to a crown or garland.
adjEncircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
Sentence Examples
I've got a bum ticker: coronary artery disease.
I've got a bad heart: coronary artery disease.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He suffered a sudden ____ artery blockage and was rushed to surgery.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I've got a bum ticker: ____ artery disease.
Word Origin & History
From Latin corōnārius, from corōna (“crown”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus."
— 1684, Thomas Browne, Of Garlands and Coronary Plants:
"Before each crisis I mentioned, we first experienced what could be called a “mild” heart attack, alerting us that we had gone to extremes and stripped away buffers that had protected us from catastrophic failure. In each case, though, we did not take that warning seriously enough — and in each case the result was a full global coronary."
— 2020 May 30, Thomas L. Friedman, “How We Broke the World”, in New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He suffered a sudden ____ artery blockage and was rushed to surgery.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I've got a bum ticker: ____ artery disease.