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[ahr-tuh-ree]

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noun, plural -ter·ies.

Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.

a main channel or highway, especially of a connected system with many branches.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin artēria < Greek: windpipe, artery. See aorta

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a group of cells or organ producing a secretion or selectively removing, altering or concentrating materials from blood for elimination from the body

one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat

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Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.

On a bad day, an accident or closure cuts off a major artery and all plans are off.

The arrow went clean through the bone and pierced the artery.

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Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.

On a bad day, an accident or closure cuts off a major artery and all plans are off.

The arrow went clean through the bone and pierced the artery.

As the clot enlarges, it can partially or completely block blood flow through the artery.

Multicolored slices through the artery reveal the velocities of blood components.

The carotid artery brings needed blood to your brain and face.

What he needs is a clamp small enough to hold an artery without crushing.

Narrowed arteries indicate the presence of coronary artery disease.

Those are the main vessels that come off of the aorta, the main artery in our body.

Using a heart catheter, they transplanted the stem cells into the artery that supplies blood to the front of the heart.

Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina.

He has a blocked artery that was only discovered after he cut himself really bad.

Overweight and obesity have been linked to ailments ranging from coronary artery disease to some types of cancer.

Renal artery stenosis is a narrowing or blockage of the artery that supplies blood to the kidney.

It would sure be nice for her to have the less invasive surgery going up the femoral artery.

Carotid artery disease occurs when sticky, fatty substances called plaque build up in the inner lining of the arteries.

The princess has thus become the oldest known case of coronary artery disease.

Acute arterial occlusion of the kidney is a sudden, severe blockage of the artery that supplies blood to the kidney.

Depending on what ails you, a doctor may need to ream out an artery to.

The end result of atherosclerosis is coronary artery disease.

Previous studies had demonstrated the link between eating fuits and vegetables and a reduced risk of coronary artery disease.

The artery is sewn back together, and blood flow is restored.

Magnan then turned to the second animal, opening the same artery as before but injecting absinthe into the wound.

Carotid artery disease is a serious risk factor for stroke.

They suggest that an artery to the heart is blocked, and that the full thickness of the heart muscle is damaged.

X-ray images are taken to see how the dye moves through the artery and blood vessels of the brain.

The popularity of artery stents has some experts worrying that patients do not understand the procedure's risks.

In some cases, the plaque is part of a process that causes a weakening of the wall of an artery.

Immediately to the right of the heart is the aorta, the largest artery of the body.

The pulmonary artery is connected to the right ventricle, where it belongs.

Atherosclerosis causes strokes when pieces of fatty deposits lining the neck artery break off and lodge in the brain.

The reduction of blood flow would be less likely to cause symptoms as quickly in a larger artery.

As with ordinary angioplasty, doctors open the clogged artery by threading a balloon through it with a catheter.

Russert had an enlarged heart and significant coronary artery disease.

People with this condition have an increased risk for coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease.

The drug also reduced pressure in the artery feeding the lungs.

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artery (ˈɑːtərɪ)

—n , pl -teries
1.	pulmonary artery Compare vein any of the tubular thick-walled muscular vessels that convey oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body
2.	a major road or means of communication in any complex system

[C14: from Latin artēria, related to Greek aortē the great artery, aorta]

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Word Origin & History

artery

late 14c., from O.Fr. artaire (13c.; ModFr. artère), from L. arteria, from Gk. arteria "windpipe," also "an artery," as distinct from a vein; related to aeirein "to raise" (see aorta). They were regarded by the ancients as air ducts because the arteries do not contain

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blood after death; medieval writers took them for the channels of the "vital spirits." The word is used of major rivers from 1805; of railways from 1850.

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Medical Dictionary

artery ar·ter·y (är'tə-rē)
n.
Any of a branching system of muscular, elastic blood vessels that, except for the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry aerated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.

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artery (är'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
Any of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Arteries are flexible, elastic tubes with muscular walls that expand and contract to pump blood through the body.

arterial adjective (är-tîr'ē-əl)

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"Just as I gave the command to charge I felt a stunning blow and found a musket ball had struck my left arm just above the elbow. Fearing that an artery might be cut, I asked a soldier near me to tie my handkerchief above the wound. I soon felt weak, faint, and sick at the stomach. I laid down and was pretty comfortable ... [but] seeing something going wrong and feeling a little easier, I got up and began to give directions about things; but after a few moments, getting very weak, I again laid down. While I was lying down I had considerable talk with a wounded [Confederate] soldier lying near me. I gave him messages for my wife and friends in case I should not get up. We were right friendly and jolly; it was by no means an unpleasant experience."

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