Anatomy
coronary artery Audio
cor·o·nar·y ar·ter·y
Definitions related to coronary artery:
  • (artery, coronary) One of the arteries of the heart; in general it arises from the aortic root and supplies the myocardium.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • One of two arteries that arise from the aortic sinuses of the ascending aorta and supply blood to the myocardium
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Right and left arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Systemic artery which supplies the heart.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Coronary artery, one of two blood vessels that branch from the aorta close to its point of departure from the heart and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. Both arteries supply blood to the walls of both lower chambers (ventricles) and to the partition between the chambers. The right...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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