/ ˈkɒrənri; NAmE ˈkɔːrəneri/ adjective
( medical ) connected with the heart, particularly the arteries that take blood to the heart :
coronary (heart) disease
a coronary patient (= sb suffering from coronary disease) .
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense resembling a crown ): from Latin coronarius , from corona wreath, crown.