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artery Definition


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artery
noun arteries
    1. anatomy.
      A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues, the only exception being the pulmonary artery, which conveys deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. Compare vein.
    2. A main road, railway or shipping lane.
Etymology: 14c: from Greek arteria windpipe.



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