| CSO | claims services only; common source outbreak; craniostenosis; craniosynostosis; ostium of coronary s... |
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| CSOP | coronary sinus occlusion pressure |
| ICSO | intermittent coronary sinus occlusion |
| LCS | cerebrospinal fluid [Lat. liquor cerebrospinalis]; left coronary sinus; life care service; low const... |
| PCS | palliative care service; Patient Care System; patterns of care study; pelvic congestion syndrome; ph... |
| coronary ostial stenosis | Narrowing of the mouths of the coronary arteries as a result of syphilitic aortitis or atherosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| coronary perfusion pressure | The pressure at which blood proceeds through the coronary circulation, mainly in diastole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary plexus | The continuation of the cardiac plexus onto the coronary arteries. Synonym: plexus coronarius cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary-prone behaviour | The behaviour that characterises type A personality pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary steal | A steal caused by anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary sulcus | A groove on the outer surface of the heart marking the division between the atria and the ventricles. Synonym: sulcus coronarius, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular sulcus, auriculoventricular groove, coronary sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary tendon | One of four fibrous rings that surround atrioventricular and arterial orifices of the heart, providing attachment for the valve leaflets and maintaining patency of the orifice. As part of the fibrous skeleton of the heart, the fibrous rings also provide origin and insertion for the myocardium. Synonym: annulus fibrosus cordis, annulus fibrosus, coronary tendon, fibrous ring, Lower's ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary thrombosis | A blood clot in the lumen of a coronary artery. This is the mechanism by which a myocardial infarction results. A thrombus forms when microscopic cracks (from the effects of atherosclerosis) occur in the coronary vessel wall. These tiny cracks expose collagen, thus triggering platelets to adhere to the site and a blood clot to form. (27 Sep 1997) |
| coronary vasospasm | Spasm of the large- or medium-sized coronary arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary vein | <anatomy, vein> Arises from a union of veins from both surfaces of the cardia of the stomach and an oesophageal tributary from the cardiac portion of the oesophagus; it runs in the lesser omentum and empties into the portal vein. See: oesophageal veins. Synonym: vena gastrica sinistra, coronary vein, vena coronaria ventriculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary vessel anomalies | Defects of coronary arteries or veins including anomalous origin, arteriovenous fistula or aneurysm, myocardial bridging, or other abnormalities of structure or development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary vessels | The veins and arteries of the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| posterior coronary plexus | The portion of the cardiac plexus that accompanies branches of the coronary arteries on the posteroinferior surface of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal mammary-coronary artery anastomosis | Direct myocardial revascularization in which the internal mammary artery is anastomosed to the right coronary artery, circumflex artery, or anterior descending coronary artery. The internal mammary artery is the most frequent choice, especially for a single graft, for coronary artery bypass surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| transluminal percutaneous coronary angioplasty | <cardiology, procedure> Dilatation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply. (07 Mar 2000) |