artery
Meaning of artery
noun
- any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
- an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
George Street, main artery of Edinburgh's Golden Mile
late Middle English: from Latin arteria, from Greek artēria, probably from airein ‘raise’.
Information about artery
- It is a name.
- The plural form of artery is: arteries.
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Hyphenation of artery
artery
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- artery is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
artery synonyms
Meaning arteria:
Meaning a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities:
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