coronary artery

Noun

Meaning

the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arteria coronaria vein artery coronary right coronary artery left coronary artery cardiovascular artery circulatory artery of the heart epicardial coronary artery microvascular coronary artery cardiovascular blood vessel circulatory blood vessel of the heart coronary blood vessel coronary vascular supply heart blood vessel
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Hypernyms

artery arteria arterial blood vessel

Hyponyms

atrial artery right coronary artery left coronary artery

Examples

[Responding to the argument that a plant-based diet is extreme] Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that "extreme.”. Caldwell Esselstyn

In all of western civilization, there is nothing more common than coronary artery heart disease, and that is because of the foods that most people eat every day. Caldwell Esselstyn

Atherosclerosis of a coronary artery leads to coronary artery disease (CAD). Source: Internet

; Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG): Grafting an artery or vein from elsewhere to bypass a stenotic coronary artery. Source: Internet

Depending on the risk assessment, stress testing or angiography may be used to identify and treat coronary artery disease in patients who have had an NSTEMI or unstable angina. Source: Internet

A CT scan may show narrowing of large arteries and reveal calcium build-ups in coronary artery walls. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

coronary angiography coronary angioplasty coronary arteriography coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery bypass grafting coronary blood vessel