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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArtery
/ˈɑː.tər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.
"The aorta is the largest artery in the human body." - 2
A main route or channel for the flow of something, often used metaphorically.
"The highway serves as the artery of commerce in the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'artery' originates from the Latin 'arteria', which in turn comes from the Greek 'ἀρτηρία' (artēría), meaning 'air duct'. Historically, it was believed that arteries carried air rather than blood, reflecting the evolution of medical understanding from ancient to modern times.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Artery" is said worldwide
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artère
Transliteration: ar-tair
"L'artère principale du corps humain est l'aorte."
Arterie
Transliteration: ahr-teh-ree
"Die Hauptarterie im menschlichen Körper ist die Aorta."
arteria
Transliteration: ar-teh-ree-ah
"L'arteria principale del corpo umano è l'aorta."
arteria
Transliteration: ar-teh-ree-ah
"La arteria principal del cuerpo humano es la aorta."
artéria
Transliteration: ar-teh-ree-ah
"A artéria principal do corpo humano é a aorta."
धमनियों
Transliteration: dhamaniyon
"मानव शरीर की मुख्य धमनी महाधमनी है।"
动脉
Transliteration: dòngmài
"人体最大的动脉是主动脉。"
동맥
Transliteration: dongmaek
"인체에서 가장 큰 동맥은 대동맥입니다."
動脈
Transliteration: dōmyaku
"人体で最も大きな動脈は大動脈です。"
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