Coronary vs Pulmonary - What's the difference?
coronary | pulmonary |
(obsolete) Pertaining to a crown or garland.
* Bishop Pearson
* Sir Thomas Browne
(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.
A coronary thrombosis or heart attack.
A small bone in the foot of a horse.
Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
As adjectives the difference between coronary and pulmonary
is that coronary is pertaining to a crown or garland while pulmonary is pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.As a noun coronary
is a coronary thrombosis or heart attack.coronary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- coronary thorns
- The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus.
Derived terms
* coronary artery * coronary band, the top edge of the hoof of an ungulate * coronary heart disease * coronary thrombosis * coronary veinNoun
(coronaries)- Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass.