artery

Noun

Meaning

The trachea or windpipe.

One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.

Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

thoroughfare blood vessel

Hyponyms

aorta arteriole coronary artery pulmonary artery carotid artery celiac artery

Related terms

arteriole arteri- arterially arterio-

Phrases with the word

vaginal artery superior alveolar artery main artery traffic artery artery of the greater palatine canal artery of the hard palate

Derivatives

arteries

Anagrams

rarety Trayer

Examples

A bullet struck Chairs in the shoulder, hitting a main artery and causing her to bleed out, family told WQAD. Source: Internet

Additional Images Greater omentum and stomach Stomach A more realistic image, showing the celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed. Source: Internet

Air from the lungs passed from the lungs via the pulmonary artery to the left side of the heart and created arterial blood. Source: Internet

An artery in her brain ballooned so big that it blew up.” Source: Internet

American Heart Association, 2015 With the existing plaque, instead of being smooth and elastic, the layers become thickened and irregular and the lumen of the artery become narrower. Source: Internet

A person's pulse is taken, usually at the radial artery near the wrist, in order to assess for the rhythm and strength of the pulse. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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