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CORONARY ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

arteria coronaria; coronary artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("coronary artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coronary artery"):

atrial artery (the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria)

right coronary artery (arises from the right aortic sinus; supplies the right side of the heart)

left coronary artery (arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart)

Holonyms ("coronary artery" is a part of...):

heart; pump; ticker (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Terminology associated with the coronary artery disease risk codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC SDTM Coronary Artery Disease Risk Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called CAB and coronary artery bypass.

(Aortocoronary bypass, NCI Dictionary)

The section of the right coronary artery between the right ventricular artery and the acute marginal artery.

(Mid-Right Coronary Artery Conduit, NCI Thesaurus)

Asymptomatic patients at high risk of coronary artery disease should have regular check-ups to avoid early cardiac events by initiating preventive therapy.

(Grey Hair Linked with Increased Heart Disease Risk in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Study results show that biologic therapy was associated with an 8 percent reduction in coronary artery plaque.

(Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Vitamin D also reduces inflammation, an underlying mechanism for obesity related development of coronary artery disease.

(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

There was greater than or equal to 50% stenosis (reduction in cross-sectional area) in one coronary artery.

(One Coronary Vessel Disease, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

For a SubstanceAdministration, targetAnatomicSiteCode = coronary artery, approachAnatomicSiteCode = groin, routeOfAdministrationCode = intra-arterial.

(Performed Substance Administration, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

European guidelines on cardiovascular prevention state that people who are isolated or disconnected from others are at increased risk of developing and dying prematurely from coronary artery disease.

(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

There was less than 50% stenosis (reduction in cross-sectional area) in all coronary artery branches.

(No Evidence of Coronary Artery Disease, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)