Artery
noun
A tube in your body that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
The surgeon repaired the damaged artery.
Often appears as...
- blocked artery
- artery disease
noun
A major route or highway, especially one with heavy traffic.
The city's main artery was congested during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- main artery
- busy artery
noun
An important path or channel.
The river served as the main artery for travelers in ancient times.
Often appears as...
- main artery
- critical artery
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A tube in your body that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
The surgeon repaired the damaged artery.
Often appears as...
- blocked artery
- artery disease
noun
A major route or highway, especially one with heavy traffic.
The city's main artery was congested during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- main artery
- busy artery
noun
An important path or channel.
The river served as the main artery for travelers in ancient times.
Often appears as...
- main artery
- critical artery
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Vitality Implied
Artery in medical context conveys the essential nature of the vessel for life.
The blockage in the coronary artery posed a serious threat to his health.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Veins
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins return it back; don't confuse them.
The pulse felt in your wrist is from an artery, not a vein.
Pro Tip 3/3High Pressure
Blood in arteries is under higher pressure than in other blood vessels.
Blood spurting rhythmically suggests an artery was cut, not a vein.
Pro Tip 1/3Vitality Implied
Artery in medical context conveys the essential nature of the vessel for life.
The blockage in the coronary artery posed a serious threat to his health.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Veins
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins return it back; don't confuse them.
The pulse felt in your wrist is from an artery, not a vein.
Pro Tip 3/3High Pressure
Blood in arteries is under higher pressure than in other blood vessels.
Blood spurting rhythmically suggests an artery was cut, not a vein.
Pro Tip 1/3Vitality Implied
Artery in medical context conveys the essential nature of the vessel for life.
The blockage in the coronary artery posed a serious threat to his health.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Veins
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins return it back; don't confuse them.
The pulse felt in your wrist is from an artery, not a vein.
Pro Tip 3/3High Pressure
Blood in arteries is under higher pressure than in other blood vessels.
Blood spurting rhythmically suggests an artery was cut, not a vein.
Never forget "Artery"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Upgrading management...
budgeting process for performance reviews process for approvals we have process to change process and process to communicate and train on the now change process it's too much and it's like this plaque that's clogging organizational arteries consider the alternative process doesn't need to be static and experiences a good predictor of risk there is no reason that the hundredth
Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
these kids grow very, very tall, at risk of an aortic dissection, but they're amazing kids, and I thought, how gorgeous. And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now,
Video examples
Why are sharks so...
Here, venous blood warmed up by the shark's working muscles passes right next to arteries carrying cold, oxygen-rich blood from the gills. This arrangement transfers heat to the blood that gets cycled back to the body's vital organs. Warmer muscles enable faster, more powerful swimming, while warmer bellies aid digestion,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks that without the liver, our bodies would simply stop working. One of the liver's main functions is to filter the body's blood, which it receives in regular shipments from two the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart,
Video examples
How playing sports...
and that's definitely true. Exercising, especially when we're young, has all sorts of health benefits, like strengthening our bones, clearing out bad cholesterol from our arteries, and decreasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Video examples
Heart 101 PIPE National...
coming into the heart. The lower chambers are the ventricles that pump blood out. Between each chamber are valves that open and close and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves.
Video examples
What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
Video examples
How blood pressure works...
and at least 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime. That may sound like an insurmountable amount of pressure, but don't worry, your arteries are well suited for the challenge.
Video examples
Hippos Can’t Swim? PIPE...
as it enters botswana it confronts the dry sounds of the kalahari desert and its main arteries begin to slow its rich sediments settle and form the largest inland delta in the world
Video examples
Upgrading management...
budgeting process for performance reviews process for approvals we have process to change process and process to communicate and train on the now change process it's too much and it's like this plaque that's clogging organizational arteries consider the alternative process doesn't need to be static and experiences a good predictor of risk there is no reason that the hundredth
Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
these kids grow very, very tall, at risk of an aortic dissection, but they're amazing kids, and I thought, how gorgeous. And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now,
Video examples
Why are sharks so...
Here, venous blood warmed up by the shark's working muscles passes right next to arteries carrying cold, oxygen-rich blood from the gills. This arrangement transfers heat to the blood that gets cycled back to the body's vital organs. Warmer muscles enable faster, more powerful swimming, while warmer bellies aid digestion,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks that without the liver, our bodies would simply stop working. One of the liver's main functions is to filter the body's blood, which it receives in regular shipments from two the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart,
Video examples
How playing sports...
and that's definitely true. Exercising, especially when we're young, has all sorts of health benefits, like strengthening our bones, clearing out bad cholesterol from our arteries, and decreasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Video examples
Heart 101 PIPE National...
coming into the heart. The lower chambers are the ventricles that pump blood out. Between each chamber are valves that open and close and help keep the blood moving. They are the tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, and aortic valves.
Video examples
What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
Video examples
How blood pressure works...
and at least 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime. That may sound like an insurmountable amount of pressure, but don't worry, your arteries are well suited for the challenge.
Video examples
Hippos Can’t Swim? PIPE...
as it enters botswana it confronts the dry sounds of the kalahari desert and its main arteries begin to slow its rich sediments settle and form the largest inland delta in the world
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
August Krogh
Danish Scientist
In the numerous observations made in my laboratory upon this object, we have only once seen a combination of vessels in which there might be a direct communication between a small artery and a vein, though the two observers could not come to a final conclusion on the point.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.
Quote examples
Brandon Boyd
American Musician
I actually believe 'Sustainability', as a concept, is one of the arteries leading to the heart of so many of our cultural transitions at play today. And it's this concept which leads me to bottled water, and its multibillion dollar industry.
Quote examples
Alberto Salazar
Cuban Athlete
I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.
Quote examples
Sean Booth
English Musician
The Internet's kinda in danger of getting heart disease pretty soon, I think. Arteries are getting clogged.
Quote examples
Philip Hammond
British Politician
It is in all our interests that the arteries of global trade are kept free, open and running.
Quote examples
Walter Winchell
American Journalist
Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.
Quote examples
Boyan Slat
Dutch Businessman
Rivers are the arteries that carry the trash from land to sea.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.
Quote examples
Thomas Sydenham
English Scientist
A man is as old as his arteries.
Quote examples
August Krogh
Danish Scientist
In the numerous observations made in my laboratory upon this object, we have only once seen a combination of vessels in which there might be a direct communication between a small artery and a vein, though the two observers could not come to a final conclusion on the point.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.
Quote examples
Brandon Boyd
American Musician
I actually believe 'Sustainability', as a concept, is one of the arteries leading to the heart of so many of our cultural transitions at play today. And it's this concept which leads me to bottled water, and its multibillion dollar industry.
Quote examples
Alberto Salazar
Cuban Athlete
I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.
Quote examples
Sean Booth
English Musician
The Internet's kinda in danger of getting heart disease pretty soon, I think. Arteries are getting clogged.
Quote examples
Philip Hammond
British Politician
It is in all our interests that the arteries of global trade are kept free, open and running.
Quote examples
Walter Winchell
American Journalist
Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.
Quote examples
Boyan Slat
Dutch Businessman
Rivers are the arteries that carry the trash from land to sea.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.
Quote examples
Thomas Sydenham
English Scientist
A man is as old as his arteries.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension