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Word: Artery
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin arteria, from Greek artēria, probably from airein ‘raise’
ˈɑːt(ə)ri
any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
Short Definition:any of muscular-walled tubes forming part of circulation system by which blood is conveyed from heart to all parts of body
an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines
Short Definition:important route in system of roads
Examples:- George Street, main artery of Edinburgh's Golden Mile
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