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- [ahr-tuh-ree]
- /ˈɑr tə ri/
- /ˈɑː.tər.i/
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- [ahr-tuh-ree]
- /ˈɑr tə ri/
Definitions of artery word
- countable noun artery Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein. 3
- countable noun artery You can refer to an important main route within a complex road, railway, or river system as an artery. 3
- noun artery any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body 3
- noun artery a major road or means of communication in any complex system 3
- noun artery any one of the system of thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart 3
- noun artery a main road or channel 3
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Origin of artery
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin artēria < Greek: windpipe, artery. See aorta
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Parts of speech for Artery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
artery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
artery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for artery
noun artery
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- sewer — a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.
Top questions with artery
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