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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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About 1 in 13 participants ages 18 to 29 had signs of the disease in at least one artery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

In principle, that could reduce the amount of cholesterol available to contribute to plaque formation in artery walls.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

She died after suffering a pulmonary embolism, a sudden, dangerous blockage in a lung artery, resulting from deep vein thrombosis.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Roivant Sciences stock was surging after the biotech reported success in a mid-stage trial of its experimental lung-and-heart artery drug, mosliciguat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

No artery was spurting, but Yossarian pretended to absorb himself entirely into the fashioning of a tourniquet, because applying a tourniquet was something he did know how to do.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The bridge is one of the main transport arteries across the Dnipro River dividing western and eastern parts of Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Pivdennyi bridge is one of the main arteries across the Dnipro river dividing western and eastern Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Imaging the carotid and femoral arteries with ultrasound is easier, quicker and noninvasive compared with performing CT scans to examine the coronary arteries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Taiwan risk therefore runs through two enormous arteries of the global economy: semiconductors and shipping.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mary Lou closed one eye and tried to imagine Annie singing from the passenger seat of that Impala as they traveled the asphalt arteries of the nation.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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