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   ar·ter·y

   /ˈärdərē/

   noun

   • 1. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
   • ▪ an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railroad lines: "the east-west artery between San Francisco and Sacramento"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin arteria, from Greek artēria, probably from airein ‘raise’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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