artery
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.
Other meanings
A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
Kinds of artery
- angular artery
- aorta
- capillary artery
- ascending artery
- bronchial artery
- cerebral artery
- cervical artery
- communicating artery
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ" (windpipe; artery).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “artery” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.