artery
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noun
(plural arteries)
any of the
muscular-walled
tube
s forming part of the
circulation
system
by which
blood
(mainly that which has been
oxygenated
) is
convey
ed from the
heart
to all parts of the
body
. Compare with
vein
(sense 1) .
〘解剖〙 動脈(↔
vein
)
an
important
route
in a
system
of
road
s,
river
s, or
railroad
line
s:
(道路･鉄道などの)幹線; 主要河川.
e.g.
the east-west artery between San Francisco and Sacramento.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from
Latin
arteria
, from
Greek
artēria
, probably from
airein
‘
raise
’.