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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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The approach, known as genicular artery embolization, aims to interrupt the inflammation and abnormal blood vessel growth that contribute to chronic knee pain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 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

Dr Edward Sheffield, who performed an additional post-mortem examination on Kitchen's body in Bristol, said his cause of death had been cardiac failure due to coronary artery atheroma and the physiological effects of turbulence.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Genicular artery embolization works by reducing blood flow to inflamed areas inside the knee.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Then I took the main artery down to Newark.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

Doctors used real-time X-ray imaging, known as fluoroscopy, to guide the catheter and deliver the particles to the targeted arteries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

A heart attack is when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

It also overestimated diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats, by 4.0 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The likelihood of any given person being killed in a terrorist attack is far smaller than the likelihood that the same person will clog up his arteries with fatty food and die of heart disease.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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