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Noun: artery  aa(r)-tu-ree
  1. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
    - arteria, arterial blood vessel
     
  2. A major thoroughfare that bears important traffic

Derived forms: arteries

Type of: blood vessel, thoroughfare

Encyclopedia: Artery

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