Artery


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.
Contemporary Examples

Defenders of the industry, however, point out that artery tears are uncommon.
A Stroke That Hits Young Women Nicole LaPorte July 27, 2010

For a patient having a serious heart attack, clearing the artery can save a life, Newman says.
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At a certain point, this artery suddenly allows side-of-the-road parking.
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Now surgeons will have an hour to fix the artery, return blood, and revive you.
New ‘Suspended Animation’ Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution Elizabeth Lopatto April 1, 2014

The equivalent of that nerve— the most direct route to its end organ—is to go south of the equivalent of the artery.
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Historical Examples

If the blood comes out in spurts, it is from an artery; but if it flows steadily, it is from a vein.
Health Lessons Alvin Davison

It went, the doctor said, within a hair’s-breadth of the artery.
A Day’s Ride Charles James Lever

Ordinarily the rupture of an artery on one side of the brain causes a paralysis on the other side of the body.
Psychotherapy James J. Walsh

If the blood is bright and comes out in spurts, it’s an artery.
The Big Brother George Cary Eggleston

Strip the arm, feel for the artery, a little below the arm-pit, just inside of the large muscle.
The Funny Side of Physic A. D. Crabtre

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

late 14c., from Anglo-French arterie, Old French artaire (13c.; Modern French artère), and directly from Latin arteria, from Greek 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 blood after death; medieval writers took them for the channels of the “vital spirits,” and 16c. senses of artery in English include “trachea, windpipe.” The word is used in reference to artery-like systems of major rivers from 1805; of railways from 1850.

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.
artery
(är’tə-rē)
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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  • Arterio-

    a combining form meaning “artery,” used in the formation of compound words: arteriosclerosis. combining form artery or arteries: arteriosclerosis word-forming element meaning “arterial,” from Latinized comb. form of Greek arteria “windpipe; artery” (see artery). arterio- or arteri- pref. Artery: arteriovenous.

  • Arteriocapillary

    arteriocapillary arteriocapillary ar·te·ri·o·cap·il·lar·y (är-tēr’ē-ō-kāp’ə-lěr’ē) adj. Of or relating to the arteries and the capillaries.

  • Arterioatony

    arterioatony arterioatony ar·te·ri·o·at·o·ny (är-tēr’ē-ō-āt’ə-nē) n. A relaxed state of the arterial walls.

  • Arteriogram

    an x-ray produced by arteriography.

  • Arteriography

    x-ray examination of an artery or arteries following injection of a radiopaque substance. noun the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream arteriography ar·te·ri·og·ra·phy (är-tēr’ē-ŏg’rə-fē) n. Examination of the arteries using x-rays following injection of a radiopaque substance. ar·te’ri·o·gram’ (-ə-grām’) n. ar·te’ri·o·graph’ic (-ə-grāf’ĭk) adj.


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