LEFT CORONARY ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does left coronary artery mean? 

• LEFT CORONARY ARTERY (noun)
  The noun LEFT CORONARY ARTERY has 1 sense:

1. arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart

  Familiarity information: LEFT CORONARY ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEFT CORONARY ARTERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

arteria coronaria; coronary artery (the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart)

 Context examples 

Any artery arising from the left coronary artery.

(Left Coronary Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the bifurcation of the left coronary artery that runs along the coronary grove with branches supplying the atria and ventricles.

(Circumflex Branch of the Left Coronary Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A left coronary artery branch that descends on the anterior portion of the heart through the anterior interventricular groove.

(Anterior Descending Coronary Artery, NCI Thesaurus)