arteria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of artery.

Pronunciation

/ɑɹˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

Word forms

arteria arteriae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā). Doublet of artery.

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