26984 words

arteries

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body:

Examples:

Hardening of the coronary arteries can lead to a heart attack.
2
an important road or railway line:

Examples:

the main arteries leading into London
3
one of the larger tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body

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