artery
Meaning
- Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
- A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Synonyms
blood-vein
blood-vessel
arterial blood vessel
major route
primary road
through-passage
arteria poplitea
popliteal artery
backbone road
arterial highway
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/
Etymology
Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā, “windpipe; artery”).
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