Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0414 short lesson, about 20 seconds
coron/o: Heart or Crown
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The idea
The combining form coron slash o names the heart, from the crown-like ring of vessels supplying it.
In practice
The coronary arteries supply the heart muscle itself.
Where people slip
Coronary names the vessels feeding the heart, not the heart's chambers.
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