coronary sinus

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noun Anatomy.

a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium.

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Origin of coronary sinus

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby coronary sinus

coronary cushion, coronary failure, coronary heart disease, coronary insufficiency, coronary occlusion, coronary sinus, coronary sulcus, coronary thrombosis, coronary valve, coronary vein, coronate

How to use coronary sinus in a sentence

A fair number explicitly ask for an antibiotic, to cover the possibility that it is “bronchitis” or a “sinus infection.”
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis|Russell Saunders|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His face turned red from the effort and for a moment I thought he might be having a coronary.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Benign secondary headaches include headaches associated with the cold, flu, or sinus infections.
How to Destroy Your Headaches|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2005, DOC paid $37,244 for one coronary bypass surgery and $32,897 for one kidney transplant surgery.
Yes, Chelsea Manning Should Get Hormone Replacement Therapy on Our Dime|Brandy Zadrozny|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Further studies found that these individuals had higher BMIs and were more likely to develop coronary heart disease.
How Famines Make Future Generations Fat|Carrie Arnold|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sinus duo sunt maiores, vastque; alter is, qui S. Laurentij gurges; alter, qui Francius appellatur.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Dr Klein's account of the origin of the sinus terminalis is quite correct.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
From the first the sinus terminalis possesses cellular walls, as is clear from its mode of origin.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Cory and Kelly, sixty-eight ounces of blood was removed from the sinus, by aspiration.
Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society|Joseph Bradford Cox
The fluid in the sinus has increased gradually since the evacuation of it with the aspirator.
Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society|Joseph Bradford Cox

Medical definitions for coronary sinus

coronary sinus

A short trunk receiving most of the veins of the heart, running in the posterior part of the coronary sulcus and emptying into the right atrium between the inferior vena cava and the atrioventricular orifice.