coronary artery

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noun Anatomy.

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

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Origin of coronary artery

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

Words nearby coronary artery

corona radiata, coronarism, coronaritis, coronary, coronary arteries, coronary artery, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary artery disease, coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery, coronary-care unit

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How to use coronary artery in a sentence

The gradual build-up of calcium-rich plaques causes narrowing and stiffening of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to your heart muscles.
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His face turned red from the effort and for a moment I thought he might be having a coronary.
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The painting is of a human heart set inside a wind-up music box that has a metal rod poking out of the pulmonary artery.
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A fragment penetrated her shoulder, missing a major artery by an inch.
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In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
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Further studies found that these individuals had higher BMIs and were more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
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On the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.
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They scoured every main artery and side road and cart track for miles in every direction, he and Johnny the Itch.
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The vital artery was missed, as he had anticipated, and the result was as he had foreseen.
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On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow.
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It would be the bursting of the ligature of the artery; and once under the water with its heavy burden, no power could raise it.
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British Dictionary definitions for coronary artery

coronary artery

noun

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

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Medical definitions for coronary artery

coronary artery

An artery with origin in the right aortic sinus; with distribution to the right side of the heart in the coronary sulcus, and with branches to the right atrium and ventricle, including the atrioventricular branches and posterior interventricular branch; right coronary artery.

An artery with its origin in the left aortic sinus; with distribution into two major branches, the anterior interventricular, which descends in the anterior interventricular sulcus, and the circumflex branch, which passes to the diaphragmatic surface of the left ventricle, and with the atrial, ventricular, and atrioventricular branches; left coronary artery.

Scientific definitions for coronary artery

coronary artery

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