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artery definition

ar·tery (ärt′ər ē)

noun pl. arteries -·ter·ies

  1. any one of the system of thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  2. a main road or channel

Etymology: ME arterie < L arteria, windpipe, artery < Gr artēria, prob. < aeirein, to lift, take up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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