Meanings
nouncoronary sinus (plural coronary sinuses)
plural coronary sinuses
- anatomyA large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium
Similar
sinus coronarius
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish sepelpoukama
- sepelpoukamalarge collection of veins in the heart wall
French sinus coronaire
- sinus coronairelarge collection of veins in the heart wall
German Koronarvenensinus
- Koronarvenensinuslarge collection of veins in the heart wall
Cite this entry
APA
coronary sinus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronary%20sinus
MLA
“coronary sinus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronary%20sinus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coronary sinus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coronary%20sinus.
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