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coronary artery


coronary artery

noun

Definition of CORONARY ARTERY

: either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself

First Known Use of CORONARY ARTERY

1741

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