coronary artery

noun

Anatomy.

1. either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood.

coronary artery

noun

1. either of two arteries branching from the aorta and supplying blood to the heart

coronary artery

1. Either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronary artery¹

First recorded in 1735–45; so called from its crownlike envelopment of the heart