What does coron mean in medical terms?

coron

Meaning: crown; blood vessels of the heart

Type: Word root · Body system: Heart & Circulation

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what coron means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using coron

coronary
coron (crown, heart vessels) + -ary (pertaining to) = pertaining to the blood vessels of the heart
coronitis
coron (heart vessels) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the coronary vessels

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.