coronary artery

American  

noun

Anatomy.

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

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coronary artery British  

noun

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

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coronary artery Scientific  

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

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Etymology

Origin of coronary artery

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

Example Sentences

This increase was largely due to more reported "cardiac events," including chest pain, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.

From Science Daily

It includes coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke, and high cholesterol is one of its major risk factors.

From Science Daily

To examine how well current tools perform, the researchers conducted a retrospective review of 474 patients younger than 66 who had no known coronary artery disease.

From Science Daily

It is one of two units in the same building that have been owned by Ozzy—who died in July from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease at the age of 76—and his family.

From MarketWatch

Guitron was born with an anomaly in the aortic portion of the left coronary artery, an extremely rare condition.

From Los Angeles Times