artery

American  

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /

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.

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artery British  

/ 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

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artery Scientific  

/ är′tə-rē /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of artery

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

Example Sentences

Colder months are linked to significantly higher death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease compared to milder periods.

From Science Daily

“There is no clean analog for a disruption of this size moving through such a strategically vital artery, with multiple state actors, military uncertainty and global energy infrastructure all tied into the same risk knot.”

From MarketWatch

These signals come from the carotid bodies, small clusters of cells in the neck near the carotid artery that monitor oxygen levels in the blood.

From Science Daily

Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

These cholesterol particles can build up inside artery walls in a process known as atherosclerosis.

From Science Daily

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