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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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The 31-year-old, who joined the Johannesburg-based Lions this summer, suffered a tear in the aorta, an artery which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Notably, the relationship between earlier fitness and later artery health remained significant even after accounting for several established cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, smoking, and blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Before the war, the strait—a critical artery for global energy markets—used to carry around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Although mostly single carriageway with few overtaking lanes, it is a vital artery of the Northern Ireland road network and has more than 200 side roads connecting to it.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s a “weakening of a blood vessel,” like a little bubble that swells out from a vein or an artery.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

This combined outcome included death from any cause, heart attacks, strokes, and procedures to restore blood flow through narrowed or blocked arteries.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Diastolic blood pressure, the lower number in a blood pressure reading, reflects the pressure inside arteries when the heart relaxes between beats.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Vital trade arteries run through it, linking East Asia’s industrial powerhouses to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Saskia was having a stroke - specifically, a brain bleed caused by a ruptured arteriovenous malformation, an abnormal cluster of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

And for students there are sharks with the blood drained out and yellow and blue color substituted in veins and arteries, so that you may follow the systems with a scalpel.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck


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