Thesaurus: artery

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1. n. The trachea or windpipe.
2. n. One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.
3. n. Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.
4. n. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
5. n. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
6. One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous orarterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscularwalls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.
7. n:100 n. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body n. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic