- plural of artery.
arteries
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The analysis showed that narrowing of large arteries was not associated with lacunar stroke or with small vessel disease.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
The team compared two different vascular changes: fatty narrowing of larger arteries and the widening and elongation of arteries within the brain.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
At the time, he wrote in his column for the Sunday Times that "of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way."
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Mammograms may be used to reveal calcification in breast arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Durham! and as if by magic, everything springs into new life, the veins and arteries of business throw off their stagnation and the bright sun of prosperity sends its radiant beams out upon the world...
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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