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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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Get on the freeway and you understand the whole body of the city at once: the arteries, the pulse, the scale of the thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He replaced it and fixed three blocked arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Emergency surgery removed a blood clot that was blocking 90% of one of her arteries, and she was told by doctors she was lucky to be alive.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The study reviewed data from more than 246,822 adults in the United States diagnosed with atherosclerotic heart disease, which is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

The bony ribs of the wing stood out as high as a hill, and the arteries and veins gleamed like wires of fine-spun ruby and turquoise pressed into a thin sheet of jade.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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