Definition of ARTERY

artery

Meanings

Plural: arteries

Noun

  • a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
  • a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
  • 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.
  • A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Scrabble Score: 9

artery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
artery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
artery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

artery is a valid Words With Friends word