Word noun
artery
n.
US /ˈɑɹtɝi/ UK /ˈɑːtəɹi/ artery UK spelling arteries, artery's
Definition
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
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.
Simple“Eating healthy food helps keep your arteries clear and your heart strong.”
In context“The surgeon worked meticulously to repair the damaged artery, ensuring that blood flow to the lower limb was fully restored.”
Synonymsblood vesselAntonyms
Real-world usage
“Gyirong had also become one of the main arteries linking Nepal and China.”
Etymology
Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated