artery
Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation…Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
» Clogged arteries can cause heart attacks.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Arterie, Schlagader
арте́рияartɛ́rija
арте́ріяartérija
A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
арте́рияartɛ́rija
арте́ріяartérija
- a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Examples
27 sentencesClogged arteries can cause heart attacks.
Be careful not to nick an artery.
Tom has clogged arteries.
The bullet cut through an artery.
ruПуля перебила артерию.
deDie Kugel durchstieß eine Arterie.
He died of a perforated artery.
deEr starb an einer perforierten Arterie.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpLate Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).
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Forms
plural: arteriesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body:arteriaarterial blood vessel