arteries

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1. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to the body tissues. (Compare veins; see circulatory system.)

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Example Sentences

For adults especially, that increases their risk of heart attacks and strokes because it causes plaque-forming particles to build up in their arteries over time, hardening and narrowing them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Airlines stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East disrupted operations across the region, crippling travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East crippled travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

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Transcranial Doppler ultrasound tracks how quickly blood travels through the brain's major arteries.

From Science Daily

On a recent Saturday morning, one of the main arteries in one of the busiest neighborhoods in Havana was empty save for one vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal

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