artery

[ ahr-tuh-ree ]
/ ˈɑr tə ri /
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noun, plural ar·ter·ies.

Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
a main channel or highway, especially of a connected system with many branches.

Origin of artery

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin artēria < Greek: windpipe, artery. See aorta

Words nearby artery

arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous nicking, arteriovenous oxygen difference, arteriovenous shunt, arteritis, artery, artery of angular gyrus, artery of bulb of penis, artery of bulb of vestibule, artery of ductus deferens, artery of kidney

Words related to arteries

boulevard, thoroughfare, duct, tube, sewer, highway, corridor, passage, avenue, route, road, pathway, canal, conduit, track, course, way, line

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British Dictionary definitions for arteries

artery
/ (ˈɑːtərɪ) /

noun plural -teries

any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body Compare pulmonary artery, vein
a major road or means of communication in any complex system

Word Origin for artery

C14: from Latin artēria, related to Greek aortē the great artery, aorta

Medical definitions for arteries

artery
[ är′tə-rē ]

n.

Any of a branching system of muscular, elastic blood vessels that, except for the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry aerated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.

Scientific definitions for arteries

artery
[ är′tə-rē ]

Any of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Arteries are flexible, elastic tubes with muscular walls that expand and contract to pump blood through the body.

Other words from artery

arterial adjective (är-tîr′ē-əl)

Cultural definitions for arteries

arteries

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and to the body tissues. (Compare veins; see circulatory system.)