coronary artery


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

Origin of coronary artery

1
First recorded in 1735–45; so called from its crownlike envelopment of the heart

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British Dictionary definitions for coronary artery

coronary artery

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

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Scientific definitions for coronary artery

coronary artery

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

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