artery
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
transport
Etymology: Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).
Inflected forms:
form: arteries
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: arteria
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: artere
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: arture
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: artiue
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
gloss: A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
pos: noun
examples: But the importance of the railways as main arteries of the national economy remains undimmed, just as their fascination for the railway enthusiast is surely undiminished.
Premier Chiang Ching-kuo said October 12 that the North-South Freeway, a 373-kilometer (235-mile) artery along west Taiwan, will have to be completed on schedule by 1978.
The 98-mile Edinburgh-Carlisle 'Waverley Route' provided over a century of service as an Anglo-Scottish artery, prior to its closure by British Rail, and its loss provoked anger in the Scottish Borders.
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
inferior laryngeal artery
inferior mesenteric artery
inferior thyroid artery
infraorbital artery
innominate artery
internal carotid artery
internal iliac artery
internal maxillary artery
labial artery
labyrinthine artery
lacrimal artery
laryngeal artery
lingual artery
long posterior ciliary artery
mandibular artery
maxillary artery
medial palpebral artery
meningeal artery
mental artery
mesenteric artery
middle cerebral artery
middle cerebral artery syndrome
middle meningeal artery
middle temporal artery
occipital artery
ophthalmic artery
palatine artery
pancreatic artery
peripheral artery disease
phrenic artery
pontine artery
popliteal artery
posterior auricular artery
posterior cerebral artery
posterior communicating artery
posterior ethmoidal artery
posterior inferior cerebellar artery
posterior spinal artery
posterior superior alveolar artery
profunda femoris artery
radial artery
renal artery
short posterior ciliary artery
sphenopalatine artery
spinal artery
splenic artery
subclavian artery
superficial temporal artery
superior cerebellar artery
superior hypophyseal artery
superior laryngeal artery
superior mesenteric artery
superior mesenteric artery syndrome
superior thyroid artery
supraorbital artery
suprascapular artery
supratrochlear artery
temporal artery
testicular artery
thyroid artery
transverse cervical artery
transverse facial artery
ulnar artery
umbilical artery
vertebral artery
Vidian artery
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