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ARTERIA CORONARIA SINISTRA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left coronary artery of the heart
1, record 1, English, left%20coronary%20artery%20of%20the%20heart
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- left auricular artery 1, record 1, English, left%20auricular%20artery
correct, obsolete
- arteria coronaria sinistra 1, record 1, English, arteria%20coronaria%20sinistra
Latin
- arteria coronaria cordis sinistra 1, record 1, English, arteria%20coronaria%20cordis%20sinistra
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Origin, left aortic sinus; distribution, it divides into two major branches, an anterior interventricular which descends in the anterior interventricular sulcus, and a circumflex branch which passes to the diaphragmatic surface of the left ventricle; gives atrial, ventricular, and atrioventricular branches. 1, record 1, English, - left%20coronary%20artery%20of%20the%20heart
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- artère coronaire gauche
1, record 1, French, art%C3%A8re%20coronaire%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- artère grande coronaire 2, record 1, French, art%C3%A8re%20grande%20coronaire
correct, feminine noun
- arteria coronaria sinistra 2, record 1, French, arteria%20coronaria%20sinistra
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La crosse de l'aorte donne 5 branches principales [parmi lesquelles se trouve] l'artère coronaire gauche : elle naît juste au-dessus de la valvule sigmoïde antéro-gauche, se divise en artère circonflexe et en artère interventriculaire antérieure qui gagne le sillon interventriculaire antérieur. 1, record 1, French, - art%C3%A8re%20coronaire%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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