coronary vein

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. any of several veins that receive blood from the heart wall and empty into the coronary sinus.

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Etymology

Origin of coronary vein

First recorded in 1825–35; see origin at coronary artery

Example Sentences

One option is to thread a thin metal electrode through a coronary vein on the outside of the heart to reach the middle regions of the heart, where it can stimulate the heart’s lower chambers.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 25, 2022

The researchers then fed both through an ultrathin divided catheter that keeps the liquids separate and inserted the catheter into a coronary vein at the top of the hearts of live pigs.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 25, 2022

In hopes of getting around this problem, Cosgriff-Hernandez and her colleagues set out to create a liquidlike gel they could inject throughout the length of a coronary vein.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 25, 2022

The two major systemic veins, the superior and inferior venae cavae, and the large coronary vein called the coronary sinus that drains the heart myocardium empty into the right atrium.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Observe the openings into the auricle, there being one each for the vena cava superior, the vena cava inferior, and the coronary vein.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.