arteryar‧te‧ry /ˈɑːtəri $ ˈɑːr-/ noun (plural arteries) [countable] 
Word Origin
one of the tubes that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body → vein2a main road, railway line, river etc
Word OriginWORD ORIGINartery
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Latin arteria, from GreekEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Any beat of the heart might open the artery and spray the brain with blood.
- Catheters were inserted into the femoral artery and vein for blood pressure recordings and drug administration, respectively.
- For example, the beat can be distorted if the coronary arteries are not wired correctly inside the heart.
- Garlic can prevent heart attacks by stopping cholesterol from blocking arteries.
- It simply floats along with billions of other cells through miles of veins, arteries and capillaries.
- The past few years have seen a hardening of presidential arteries.
- The study is the first to document that laughter and an active sense of humor may help influence heart and artery disease.
- The third important complication of cardiovascular syphilis is the development of aneurysms in the wall of the aorta or other major arteries.
WORD SETS► Human
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► carotid
1· This is the carotid artery which carries blood to the head.
► coronary· Underlying obstructive coronary artery disease was not excluded by angiography.· These substances can contribute to plaque buildup in the coronary arteries.· An increase in insulin levels in the blood decreases the normal relaxation of the coronary arteries.· Late opening of an occluded coronary artery may also have some beneficial effect.· Stressors of all kinds can elevate blood pressure and induce sudden constriction of the coronary arteries.· The stuff that furs up coronary arteries must be one of the most lethal substances known to man.· This afternoon his doctors performed angioplasty after a diagnostic test showed significant narrowing of one coronary artery at two different sites.
► main· Almirante Boulevard is a main artery out of Waldron, hugging the coastline all the way.· I see developing trees with only two main growth arteries where one has been lopped off, leaving an odd-looking lopsided thing.· She cut lengthwise along the arm and missed the main arteries.· Avenue A, one of the main arteries of the nearby East Village, is now a nightly hot spot.· He needs the main artery to his heart replacing.· The operation at Ipswich Hospital is intended to strengthen the walls of the main artery.
► major· The third important complication of cardiovascular syphilis is the development of aneurysms in the wall of the aorta or other major arteries.· It will also mean the diversion of two major traffic arteries over temporary roadways for three years.
► pulmonary· Often this blocks a pulmonary artery, causing serious illness or death.· Hybridisation signals were also detected in the vascular endothelium of pulmonary arteries, especially those with severe arteriopathy.· An echocardiogram showed dilatation of the pulmonary artery and tricuspid regurgitation.
NOUN► bypass· Will he urgently encourage all boards to purchase coronary artery bypass surgery and other cardiac surgery from Great Britain?· Contracting arrangements Editor, - B Olsburgh raises the question of rational distribution of health care resources in relation to coronary artery bypass grafting.· They are also planning to study the treatment in coronary artery bypasses.· Data for coronary revascularisation are limited to coronary artery bypass surgery; results of percutaneous coronary angioplasty are not yet available.
► disease· Underlying obstructive coronary artery disease was not excluded by angiography.· The study is the first to document that laughter and an active sense of humor may help influence heart and artery disease.· Acute myocarditis, hyperthyroidism, and coronary artery disease were excluded.· The long-term epidemiological risk factors for sudden cardiac death greatly resemble those for coronary artery disease.· There are several ways in which coronary artery disease can cause sudden death.· An autopsy revealed that the pilot had been suffering from severe coronary artery disease.· They comprise three main categories: coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and venous thrombosis.· In addition, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular accidents and in particular intermittent claudication occurred more frequently in diabetics of both sexes.
VERB► block· Often this blocks a pulmonary artery, causing serious illness or death.· Backers claim the pictures offer doctors a unique early-stage diagnostic window on blocked arteries and other coronary problems.· If it happens too quickly, the gas forms bubbles in the blood that can block small arteries and cause the bends.· Sudden electrical death may occur early after blocking a coronary artery.· Low-density lipoprotein is central to the problem of fat layers which eventually block the arteries.
► clog· Food kills incalculable numbers of people every year, spreads epidemics, destroys landscapes and cultures, and clogs our arteries.· Emergency rooms will be clogged with clogged arteries.· These particular fatty acids can play a significant role in preventing heart disease and clogged up arteries.· This disease clogs arteries throughout the body, and legs are especially vulnerable because of their distance from the heart.· Unless we are very lucky, we will end up with clogged arteries.
► sever· A post-mortem examination disclosed she had died from a single knife wound, which had severed the artery.· The stone, striking the friar in the thigh at high speed, severed his femoral artery.· The Sandrat bit into the wrist of one of the Minutemen, chewing until she severed the artery.· It was learned that a rifle ball had severed a leg artery and that his boot was filling with blood.
one of the tubes that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body → vein2a main road, railway line, river etc