arteries

NOUN

channel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avenue boulevard corridor duct highway passage pathway road route sewer thoroughfare tube

STRONG

canal conduit course line track way

Example Sentences

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Using X-ray imaging and contrast dye for guidance, doctors advance a tiny catheter through the femoral artery until it reaches the genicular arteries around the knee.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

At the time, he wrote in his column for the Sunday Times that "of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Mammograms may be used to reveal calcification in breast arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

"These particles are a major driver of plaque buildup in the arteries," said senior author Zhao Zhang, Ph.D.,

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Leo could sense the Celestial bronze running through the workshop like arteries from a heart—ready to conduct magical energy from this spot.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan