A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Put otherwise, an artery is an efferent vessel (efferent coming from the Latin "ex, out + "ferre", to bear = to bear out or carry away). Arterial blood is normally full of oxygen. The oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) makes it look bright red.
ARTERY
Meaning of ARTERY in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012