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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Like its cousin, high levels of buildup in arteries threaten heart attacks and strokes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He was airlifted to the Cleveland Clinic’s main hospital, where doctors performed an emergency procedure to remove blood clots from his arteries and heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Today, blocked coronary arteries are often reopened quickly, and patients also receive powerful therapies such as statins, antiplatelet drugs, and other evidence-based treatments.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

I knew her, anyone who has driven through the two main arteries of Los Angeles knows her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover