artery

B2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ UK /ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #8311

Meanings

1

noun
A tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart.

Fatty deposits can block the arteries and cause heart problems.
2

noun
A main road, river, or railway that carries heavy traffic.

This highway is one of the city's busiest arteries.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a tube in the body that... arterial blood vessel

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Word family

Forms arterialarteries

Derived forms arterialarteritisarterylike

Related forms a-roadaortaarteri-arteriallyarterio-arterioleatheromacapillary vein

Common collocations

Etymology

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

arterie Middle English artaire Old French artēria Latin ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek

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Topics

Transportation The Human Body

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# artery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 8311

## Meanings
1. A tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart.
2. A main road, river, or railway that carries heavy traffic.

## Examples
- Fatty deposits can block the arteries and cause heart problems.
- This highway is one of the city's busiest arteries.

## Synonyms
- arteria

## Derived Forms
- arterial
- arteritis
- arterylike

## Related Forms
- a-road
- aorta
- arteri-
- arterially
- arterio-
- arteriole
- atheroma
- capillary
- vein

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arterie
- Root: artaire
- Root: artēria
- Root: ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ

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

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

## Topics
- Transportation
- The Human Body

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