ARTERIA CORONARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria coronaria mean? 

• ARTERIA CORONARIA (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA CORONARIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA CORONARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA CORONARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria coronaria; coronary artery

Hypernyms ("arteria coronaria" 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 "arteria coronaria"):

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 ("arteria coronaria" 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)