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coronary artery
noun
, Anatomy.
- either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood.
coronary artery
noun
- either of two arteries branching from the aorta and supplying blood to the heart
coronary artery
- Either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coronary artery1
First recorded in 1735–45; so called from its crownlike envelopment of the heart
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Example Sentences
Dr. Ornish became famous in the 1990s for showing reversal of coronary artery disease using a very low-fat, near-vegetarian diet.
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And of course he could always have coronary artery disease, even though he's a skinny guy.
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In one case Powell90 found a small aneurism of the coronary artery in an ulcer of the lesser curvature of the stomach.
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When you had the heart model over at the hospital, you showed me the coronary artery, you remember?
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The stomach is removed, dividing of course the coronary artery and vein and the left gastro-epiploic artery.
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