Coronary — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland.

1.
Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland.
“The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.” — Sir T. Browne.
2.
Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.(Anat.)

02 n. A small bone in the foot of a horse.

1.
A small bone in the foot of a horse.
2.
Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used informally to mean heart attack. See: coronary thrombosis, heart attack