artery

[ahr-tuh-ree]

noun

plural

arteries 

1. Anatomy.,  a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.

2. a main channel or highway, especially of a connected system with many branches.

artery

/ ˈɑːtərɪ /

noun

1. any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body Compare pulmonary artery vein

2. a major road or means of communication in any complex system

artery

1. Any of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Arteries are flexible, elastic tubes with muscular walls that expand and contract to pump blood through the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of artery¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin artēria, from Greek artēría “windpipe, trachea, artery”; aorta

Word History and Origins

Origin of artery¹

C14: from Latin artēria, related to Greek aortē the great artery, _aorta

Example Sentences

Ms Hempstead was bitten around her left armpit and upper arm, which severed an artery and a vein, and she went on to suffer multi-organ failure, the inquest was told.

From BBC

A stent is a small tube that helps open up a blocked artery.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, even American-style Chinese food is somewhat of a rarity along Highway 395, the artery that connects the communities along the east side of the jagged Sierra Nevada mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

A source familiar with the investigation told The Times that a bullet struck Kirk’s carotid artery.

From Los Angeles Times

A source familiar with the investigation told the Times that a bullet struck Kirk’s carotid artery.

From Los Angeles Times

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