What does "artery" mean?

1. (blood vessel) one of the tubes in your body that carries blood from your heart to other parts.

artery

US //ˈɑɹtɝi// UK //ˈɑːtəɹi// artery

1 blood vessel (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate Medicine

one of the tubes in your body that carries blood from your heart to other parts.

a muscular-walled blood vessel that conveys blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

Example

Eating healthy food helps keep your arteries clear and your heart strong.

Example

The surgeon worked meticulously to repair the damaged artery, ensuring that blood flow to the lower limb was fully restored.
- blood vessel
- vein

Origin

Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).

Word family

Nounartery
Adjectivearterial