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arteria

/ɑɹˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ noun

Latin root: artēria Wiktionary

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  1. Synonym of artery.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā). Doublet of artery.

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