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Added 9 October 2026

artery

/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ noun

In Latin: artēria Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about artery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.
A major thoroughfare that bears important traffic.

Origin

Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).

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