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n. blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart; main road leading into a city | ||||
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Artery Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Artery
(n.)
The trachea or windpipe.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
(n.)
The trachea or windpipe.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
| WordNet 2.0 |
artery
Noun
1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
(synonym) arteria, arterial blood vessel
(hypernym) blood vessel
(hyponym) alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris
2. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
(hypernym) thoroughfare
Noun
1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
(synonym) arteria, arterial blood vessel
(hypernym) blood vessel
(hyponym) alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris
2. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
(hypernym) thoroughfare
| hEnglish - advanced version |
artery
artery
\ar"ter*y\ (&?;), n.; pl. arteries (&?;). [l. arteria windpipe, artery, gr. &?;.]
1. the trachea or windpipe. [obs.] "under the artery, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach."
2. (anat.) 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.
note: in man and other mammals, the arteries which contain arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta. see aorta. the pulmonary artery conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.
3. hence: any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
similar words(45)
ileal artery
lienal artery
intermediate temporal artery
renal artery
iliolumbar artery
ileocolic artery
coronary-artery disease
celiac artery
lumbar artery
intestinal artery
internal maxillary artery
labyrinthine artery
right gastric artery
internal iliac artery
laryngeal artery
inferior labial artery
innominate artery
artery of the labyrinth
vertebral artery
testicular artery
radial artery
left coronary artery
uterine artery
lingual artery
right coronary artery
inferior mesenteric artery
infraorbital artery
rectal artery
pulmonary artery
jejunal artery
ulnar artery
internal auditory artery
internal spermatic artery
inferior alveolar artery
left gastric artery
inferior cerebellar artery
coeligliac artery
internal carotid artery
lacrimal artery
labial artery
splenic artery
iliac artery
intercostal artery
temporal artery
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artery
\ar"ter*y\ (&?;), n.; pl. arteries (&?;). [l. arteria windpipe, artery, gr. &?;.]
1. the trachea or windpipe. [obs.] "under the artery, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach."
2. (anat.) 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.
note: in man and other mammals, the arteries which contain arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta. see aorta. the pulmonary artery conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.
3. hence: any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
similar words(45)
ileal artery
lienal artery
intermediate temporal artery
renal artery
iliolumbar artery
ileocolic artery
coronary-artery disease
celiac artery
lumbar artery
intestinal artery
internal maxillary artery
labyrinthine artery
right gastric artery
internal iliac artery
laryngeal artery
inferior labial artery
innominate artery
artery of the labyrinth
vertebral artery
testicular artery
radial artery
left coronary artery
uterine artery
lingual artery
right coronary artery
inferior mesenteric artery
infraorbital artery
rectal artery
pulmonary artery
jejunal artery
ulnar artery
internal auditory artery
internal spermatic artery
inferior alveolar artery
left gastric artery
inferior cerebellar artery
coeligliac artery
internal carotid artery
lacrimal artery
labial artery
splenic artery
iliac artery
intercostal artery
temporal artery
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| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
artery
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| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Rhedweli
Rhedweli = n. an artery
Rhedweli = n. an artery
Rhydweli
Rhydweli = n. an artery
Artery Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Put otherwise, an artery is an efferent vessel (efferent coming from the Latin "ex’, out + "ferre", to bear = to bear out or carry away). Arterial blood is normally full of oxygen. The oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) makes it look bright red.
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Put otherwise, an artery is an efferent vessel (efferent coming from the Latin "ex’, out + "ferre", to bear = to bear out or carry away). Arterial blood is normally full of oxygen. The oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) makes it look bright red.
| NDIC Diabetes Dictionary |
artery
a large blood vessel that carries blood with oxygen from the heart to all parts of the body.
a large blood vessel that carries blood with oxygen from the heart to all parts of the body.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Artery
Large blood vessel that carries oxygen in the blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
Large blood vessel that carries oxygen in the blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body
| Lung Diseases Glossary |
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Context: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Respiratory failure
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Context: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Respiratory failure
| Diabetes Glossary |
Artery
A large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body. Arteries are thicker and have walls that are stronger and more elastic than the walls of veins. See also: Blood vessels.
A large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body. Arteries are thicker and have walls that are stronger and more elastic than the walls of veins. See also: Blood vessels.
| High Blood Pressure |
Artery
Vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body. The major arteries of the heart are called the coronary arteries.
Vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body. The major arteries of the heart are called the coronary arteries.
Artery Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Artery (anat.)
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Artery Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Artery
Arteries are muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry oxygenated blood.
The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life. Its proper functioning is responsible for the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all cells, as well as the removal of carbon dioxide and waste products, maintenance of optimum pH, and the mobility of the elements, proteins and cells of the immune system. In developed countries, the two leading causes of death, myocardial infarction and stroke each may directly result from an arterial system that has been slowly and progressively compromised by years of deterioration. (See atherosclerosis).
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