artery

IPA: ˈɑrtɝi

(anatomy) 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.
(transport) A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.

Examples of "artery" in Sentences

Traffic on this main artery was disrupted for hours.
The chief artery conveying blood to the lungs is the _pulmonary artery_.
This latter point is critical to the DOT, since Atlantic Avenue is a main artery to downtown Brooklyn.
For example, doctors have been taught for many years that an open artery is always better than a closed one.
_innominate_, as anatomists name a certain bone the _innominate bone_, and a certain artery the _innominate artery_.
Halfway through, it was revealed that the left arm had no blood flow to it: the main artery was a knot in the mushy bicep.
The city's vibrant and sizable Latino community has its main artery on 26th Street, which is already papered in red-and-blue "Luis Gutierrez for Mayor" signs, even though this nine-term congressman has yet to commit to the race.