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

Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery calcium scan, or CAC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The court heard that following his death pathologists carried out a post mortem and found he had a coronary artery condition.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Roughly 1 in 5 had already developed coronary artery disease.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

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 • Nov. 21, 2025

Jean Miele’s advantage began with the people he was with on May 6, when the lining of his right coronary artery ruptured, cutting off the flow of blood to his sixty-six-year-old heart.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times