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artery
[ahr-tuh-ree]
noun
plural
arteriesAnatomy., a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
a main channel or highway, especially of a connected system with many branches.
artery
/ ˈɑːtərɪ /
noun
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
a major road or means of communication in any complex system
artery
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of artery1
Example Sentences
This region is essential for communication between brain networks but is also vulnerable to reduced blood flow from distal arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the outermost parts of the body.
"My children call this my shark bite," Ms Hulley said as she displayed the back of her calf where surgeons removed veins and an artery to reconstruct nearly half of her tongue.
But high blood pressure—which two-thirds of Americans have—substantially increases dementia risk, pounding on artery walls in the heart, brain, kidneys and throughout the body.
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.
A stent is a small tube that helps open up a blocked artery.
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