plural arteries
Definition of artery
1
: any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
2
: a channel (such as a river or highway) of transportation or communication
especially
: the main channel in a branching system
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The first known use of artery was in the 14th century
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