Meanings (ES + gloss)
arteria
Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of bloo…
arteria
A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
But the importance of the railways as main arteries of the national economy remains undimmed, just as their fascination for the railway enthusiast is surely undiminished.
Premier Chiang Ching-kuo said October 12 that the North-South Freeway, a 373-kilometer (235-mile) artery along west Taiwan, will have to be completed on schedule by 1978.
Phrases
Vidian arteryadrenal arteryalveolar arteryanterior cerebral arteryanterior choroidal arteryanterior ciliary arteryanterior communicating arteryanterior ethmoidal arteryanterior inferior cerebellar arteryanterior spinal arteryanterior superior alveolar arteryarterialarteritisartery of Adamkiewiczarterylikeascending cervical arteryascending palatine arteryascending pharyngeal arteryauditory arteryauricular arteryaxillary arterybasilar arterybrachial arterybrachiocephalic arterycaroticotympanic arterycarotid arteryceliac arterycentral retinal arterycerebellar arterycerebral arterycervical arteryciliary arterycollateral arterycommon carotid arterycommon iliac arterycommunicating arterycoronary arterycoronary artery diseasedeep auricular arterydeep cervical artery