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artery (iou)



artery noun. LME.
[Latin arteria from Greek arteria, prob. from airein raise: see -Y3.]
The windpipe. LME-M17.
Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the system of vessels by which blood (usu. oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body. LME.
coronary artery, pulmonary artery, etc.
A ligament. E-M17.
An important channel of communication or transport; a major road, railway, river, etc. M19.