ARTERY


Meaning of ARTERY in English

(arteries)

1.

Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein .

...patients suffering from blocked arteries.

N-COUNT

2.

You can refer to an important main route within a complex road, railway, or river system as an ~.

Clarence Street was one of the north-bound arteries of the central business district.

N-COUNT

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