Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) An artery arising from aorta.
WordNet
n. the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart [syn: arteria coronaria]
Usage examples of "coronary artery".
Patchy necrosis and fibrosis of varying age, and chronic ischemia, plus an absence of coronary artery disease or cardiomegaly.
He had occlusive disease in his main left coronary artery, which had been responsible for his heart attack.
He also had occlusive disease in his right coronary artery with evidence of an old heart attack.
In the main branch of the left coronary artery, an inch beyond its origin, he had exposed a pale, half-inch clot.
When she came on the line, he discussed with her the results of the coronary artery study.
The left coronary artery and the left ventricle were close, very close.
In three blocks we were at Gallagher's, the nightmare of every cow and coronary artery and the fantasy of every red meat lover.
Tuckerman has fatty degeneration of the heart, twenty percent liver function, coronary artery disease, and borderline diabetes.
That's what a heart attack is, Colonel, a blockage of a coronary artery.
His decomposing body is discovered by Pitt after he dies from a clot in his coronary artery.
The next diagram showed a cross section of a coronary artery that looked like a vacuum cleaner hose filled with fluffies.