1. анат. артерия 2. магистраль; канал разветвленной системы коммуникаций 3. главный путь, канал arteries of commerce —- коммерческие каналы 4. ам. водная артерия; главная река бассейна ...
n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying oxygen-enriched blood from the heart (cf. VEIN). 2 a main road or railway line. Derivatives arteritis n. Etymology: ME f. L arteria f. Gk arteria prob. f. airo raise ...
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noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English arterie, from Latin arteria, from Greek arteria; akin to Greek aorte aorta Date: 14th century 1. any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body 2. a channel (as a river or highway) of transportation or communication; especially the main channel in a branching system ...
(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 artery. Clarence Street was one of the north-bound arteries of the central business district. N-COUNT ...
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- 14c., from O.Fr. artaire, from L. arteria, from Gk. arteria "windpipe," also "an artery," as distinct from a vein, regarded by the ancients as air ducts because the arteries do not contain blood after death. ...