ọba opojẹ
Yoruba
Etymology
From ọba (“king”) + òpójẹ̀ (“artery, blood vessel”), literally “the most important artery”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̄.bā ò.k͡pó.d͡ʒɛ̀/
Noun
ọba òpójẹ̀
- (idiomatic, anatomy, cardiology) coronary artery
Derived terms
- àrùn ọba òpójẹ̀ (“coronary artery disease”)
Related terms
- òpójẹ̀ (“blood vessel”)
- òpójẹ̀-àlọ (“artery”)
- ìṣọ̀n ẹ̀jẹ̀ àlọ (“artery”)
- òpójẹ̀ agbẹ́jẹ̀jáde (“aorta”)