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circumflex artery

/ˈsɜːrkəmfleks ˈɑːrtəri/

Traduction: Artère coronaire qui contourne le cœur et irrigue l'oreillette gauche ainsi que les parois latérale et postérieure du ventricule gauche.

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/ˈsɜːrkəmfleks ˈɑːrtəri/C1formalmedical
  • frArtère coronaire qui contourne le cœur et irrigue l'oreillette gauche ainsi que les parois latérale et postérieure du ventricule gauche.

A branch of the coronary artery that wraps around the heart, supplying blood to the left atrium and the side and back of the left ventricle.

  1. Anatomical blood vesselC2formal

    A branch of the coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle, specifically the left atrium and the lateral and posterior walls of the left ventricle.

    frartère circonflexe

    • The circumflex artery can become blocked, leading to a heart attack.
    • Surgeons carefully examined the circumflex artery during the bypass operation.
    • An angiogram revealed a narrowing in the circumflex artery.