artery

== English == === Alternative forms === (blood vessel): arteria, (obsolete) artere, arture, artiue === Etymology === Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ärʹtəɹi (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)təɹi === Noun === artery (plural arteries) (anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery (transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== arterially arterio-, arteri- arteriole ==== Translations ==== === See also === aorta A-road atheroma capillary circulatory system vein === References === “artery”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === rarety