coronary
12
5.3
- noun
- /ˈkɔrəˌnɛri/
- Specialized
:
infarto
- Is it possible to have a serious coronary condition where the initial warning signals were so mild?
- coronary syndrome
- acute coronary
- coronary event
But the audience in the studio heard and the cutting and Rodale was having a massive coronary.
- But the audience in the studio heard and the cutting and Rodale was having a massive coronary.
Examples
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After feeling chest pain, the doctor confirmed that he had suffered a massive coronary injury.
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Within two months, she was dead of a massive coronary.
Fiction book (1992) -
A 33% reduction in coronary events
Academic text (2015) -
A Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score estimates the risk of someone having a heart attack in the next 10 years.
Academic text (2016) -
Each year, about 785,000 will have a new coronary attack, and another 470,000 will have a recurrent attack.
Blog text (3) -
He suffered a massive coronary, brought on by anterior myocardial infarction.
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An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was a severe coronary blockage.
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Regular exercise can help reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, which can lead to heart attacks.
Synonyms
1
4.4
A blood clot that blocks a blood vessel to the heart and causes a heart attack
1
6.0
A blocked artery in the heart that can cause a heart attack
A long-standing complete blockage of a heart artery that can cause chest pain
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
6
3.3
Arteries that bring blood to the heart become narrow or blocked by cholesterol and fat
- Specialized
3
4.4
Surgery that uses a blood vessel to carry blood past a blocked heart artery and restore blood flow
- Specialized
3
2.7
A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart
- Specialized
1
4.4
A blood clot that blocks a blood vessel to the heart and causes a heart attack
- Specialized
1
4.6
A surgery that uses a healthy blood vessel to go around a blocked heart artery and restore blood flow
- Specialized
1
4.2
An operation using a healthy blood vessel to go around a blocked artery in the heart and restore blood flow
- Specialized
1
3.5
A hospital department that gives close care to people with serious heart problems
- Specialized
1
4.1
A blood vessel that carries blood to the right side of the heart
- Specialized
1
7.0
A short vein that collects blood from the heart muscle and carries it to the right atrium
- Specialized
1
4.2
Main artery from the aorta that gives blood to the left side of the heart
- Specialized
A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body
- Specialized
Not enough blood flows to the heart muscle, causing chest pain
- Specialized
An operation using small tools and a camera to bypass blocked blood vessels while the heart beats
- Specialized
An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving
How Severe
- Specialized
433
2.0
- Specialized
14
8.9
- Specialized
12
5.3
- Specialized
3
8.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coronary for a heart blockage comes from the Latin word corona meaning 'crown', because the arteries sit around the heart like a crown. So a 'coronary' often means a dangerous blockage in those crown-like vessels.