Definition of Coronary artery

1. Noun. The artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart.

Exact synonyms: Arteria Coronaria
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Specialized synonyms: Atrial Artery, Right Coronary Artery, Left Coronary Artery
Group relationships: Heart, Pump, Ticker

Definition of Coronary artery

1. Noun. (anatomy) An artery arising from aorta. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Coronary artery

1. See: right coronary artery, left coronary artery. Synonym: left gastric artery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coronary Artery

coronand
coronands
coronaria
coronaries
coronarism
coronaritis
coronary
coronary-artery disease
coronary-prone behaviour
coronary angiography
coronary angioplasty
coronary arteries
coronary arteriosclerosis
coronary arteritis
coronary artery (current term)
coronary artery aneurysm
coronary artery anomalies
coronary artery branches
coronary artery calcification
coronary artery disease
coronary artery dominance
coronary artery spasm
coronary atherectomy
coronary band
coronary care unit

Literary usage of Coronary artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"It surrounds the branches of the coronary .artery at the back of the heart, and its filaments are distributed with those vessels to the muscular substance ..."

2. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"... may lead to death from rupture or it may be accidentally discovered at autopsy. 6. Aneurism of the coronary artery Aneurism of the coronary arteries is ..."

3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1901)
"The left coronary artery was patulous in its proximal portion, ... Thr right coronary artery laid open so as to make visible the masses of fibroid material ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Allograft coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major determinant of long-term survival following heart transplantation (HTx). ..."

5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"It surrounds the branches of the coronary artery at the back of the heart, and its filaments are distributed with those vessels to the muscular substance of ..."

6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1870)
"On a Case of Death from Hemorrhage into the Pericardium, as a Result of Rupture of one of three true and circumscribed Aneurisms of the coronary artery of ..."

7. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a surgical procedure in which a grafted vessel is placed between the aorta and a coronary artery to bypass a ..."

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