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.
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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
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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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