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Coronary vs Ptca - What's the difference?

coronary | ptca | initialism |

Coronary is a initialism of ptca.


As an adjective coronary

is (obsolete) pertaining to a crown or garland.

As a noun coronary

is a coronary thrombosis or heart attack.

As an initialism ptca is

(medicine) percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

coronary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
  • * Bishop Pearson
    • coronary thorns
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.
  • (anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.

    • Derived terms

    * coronary artery * coronary band, the top edge of the hoof of an ungulate * coronary heart disease * coronary thrombosis * coronary vein

    Noun

    (coronaries)
  • A coronary thrombosis or heart attack.
    • Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass.
  • A small bone in the foot of a horse.

    • ptca

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (medicine) Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

    • See also

    * ("PTCA" on Wikipedia)