English Explanatory Dictionary

artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.

Pronunciation

ärʹtəɹi /ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ en-us-artery.ogg

Word forms

artery arteries arteria artere arture artiue

Etymology

Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).

Synonyms

arteria artery

Related words

arterially arterio- arteri- arteriole aorta A-road atheroma capillary circulatory system vein

Derived words

adrenal artery alveolar artery anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery anterior ciliary artery anterior communicating artery anterior ethmoidal artery anterior inferior cerebellar artery anterior spinal artery anterior spinal artery syndrome anterior superior alveolar artery arterial arteritis arterylike artery of Adamkiewicz ascending cervical artery ascending palatine artery ascending pharyngeal artery auditory artery auricular artery axillary artery basilar artery brachial artery brachiocephalic artery caroticotympanic artery carotid artery celiac artery central retinal artery cerebellar artery cerebral artery cervical artery ciliary artery collateral artery common carotid artery common iliac artery communicating artery coronary artery coronary artery disease deep auricular artery deep cervical artery deep femoral artery deep temporal artery descending palatine artery dorsal nasal artery end artery external carotid artery external iliac artery external maxillary artery facial artery femal artery femoral artery frontal artery gastroduodenal artery great artery greater palatine artery hyaloid artery iliac artery inferior alveolar artery inferior dental artery inferior hypophyseal artery
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