coronary
coronary — 形容詞
- coronarypositive
- more coronarycomparative
- most coronarysuperlative
1. relating to a pair of arteries that carry oxygen-filled blood toward the muscle
冠狀動脈的
與供應心臟血液的動脈有關的
relating to a pair of arteries that carry oxygen-filled blood toward the muscle of the heart, or to the medical problems and procedures connected with those arteries
The scan showed a blockage in Haruto's left coronary artery.
掃描顯示 Haruto 的左冠狀動脈有阻塞。
attributive use: coronary artery
Patients with coronary heart disease are advised to follow a low-fat diet and exercise regularly.
罹患冠狀動脈心臟病的病人應遵循低脂飲食並規律運動。
collocation: coronary heart disease
A coronary bypass reroutes blood around a blocked artery to restore flow to the heart.
冠狀動脈繞道手術將血液繞過阻塞的動脈，以恢復心臟的血流。
After a sudden coronary event, Tamar's mother was rushed to hospital struggling to breathe.
Tamar 的母親在突發冠狀動脈事件後呼吸困難，被緊急送往醫院。
Doctors monitored Rachel's recovery closely after she underwent coronary angioplasty to reopen a narrow artery.
Rachel 接受冠狀動脈血管成形術疏通狹窄動脈後，醫生密切監控她的復原情況。
collocation: coronary angioplasty
- coronary artery
- coronary heart disease
- coronary thrombosis
- coronary bypass
- coronary angioplasty
- coronary event
- coronary care unit
- cardiac
broader meaning — relates to the heart as a whole, not specifically to the coronary arteries
文法句型
coronary + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (before a noun). Common collocations include 'coronary artery', 'coronary heart disease', 'coronary thrombosis', and 'coronary bypass'. The adjective rarely appears alone after a linking verb.
常見錯誤
coronary — 名詞
- coronarysingular
- coronariesplural
1. a serious medical crisis that happens when the supply of oxygen to a section of
心肌梗塞
非正式用語，指心臟病突發
a serious medical crisis that happens when the supply of oxygen to a section of the heart gets cut off, resulting in intense chest pain and tissue damage; an informal term for a heart attack, particularly one involving a narrowed or blocked coronary artery
Uncle Asher had a coronary while shovelling snow and spent a week in intensive care.
Asher 叔叔鏟雪時發生心肌梗塞，在加護病房住了一週。
informal use: 'have a coronary' for a heart attack
The patient showed signs of a massive coronary before the ambulance arrived.
在救護車到達之前，這名病人已出現嚴重心肌梗塞的跡象。
Hamza never expected to suffer a coronary, yet his family history made it more likely.
Hamza 從未想過自己會發生心肌梗塞，但他的家族史增加了這個可能性。
collocation: suffer a coronary
Stress and lack of sleep can raise a young adult's risk of a coronary.
壓力和睡眠不足會提高年輕人發生心肌梗塞的風險。
- have a coronary
- suffer a coronary
- massive coronary
- fatal coronary
- heart attack
more common and neutral in register; used in both everyday and medical contexts
- coronary thrombosis
more precise and formal; specifies that a blood clot caused the blockage
- myocardial infarction
the formal medical term; very technical, used mainly by healthcare professionals
文法句型
have a coronary
suffer a coronary
用法筆記
This noun use is informal and elliptical — it is a shortening of 'coronary thrombosis'. In formal medical writing, terms such as 'heart attack', 'myocardial infarction', or 'coronary thrombosis' are preferred.
常見錯誤
同根字
- coronary thrombosis名詞C1
- coronary artery名詞B2