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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart.
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- noun anatomy An
artery arising fromaorta .
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- noun the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart
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