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Adjective: coronary  'kó-ru,ne-ree [N. Amer], kó-ru-n(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)
    "coronary arteries"
Noun: coronary  'kó-ru,ne-ree [N. Amer], kó-ru-n(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
    - coronary thrombosis

Derived forms: coronaries

Type of: coronary heart disease, thrombosis

Part of: heart attack

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