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    [Noun]  | "ar*tery" | \ ˈär-tə-rē \


    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

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English arterie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arteire, arterie, borrowed from Latin artēria "trachea, bronchial tubes (in plural artēriae), artery," borrowed from Greek artēría, from ar- (contracted from *awer-), base of aeírein "to join, attach, harness" (of uncertain origin) + -tēr, agentive suffix + -ia {see: |-ia:1|-ia:1} {mat|aorta|};

      * Note : Compare, without the second suffix, Greek artḗr "something by which a burden is carried" (Septuagint). The semantic relation between the verb aeírein and the sense "trachea" parallels that between the verb and the derivative aortḗ "aorta, bronchial tubes" (see: {aorta|aorta}). The extension of the meaning from "trachea" to "artery" is presumably because the arteries were believed to carry air to the extremities of the body as well as blood.;

    [Noun]  | "bra*chio*ce*phal*ic artery" | \ ˌbrā-kē-(ˌ)ō-sə-ˈfa-lik- \


    1: a short artery that arises from the arch of the aorta and divides into the carotid and subclavian arteries of the right side —called also innominate artery

    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Noun]  | "carotid artery" 


    1: either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head

    Origin: 1667 ;

    [Noun]  | "cerebral artery" 


    1: any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex

    Origin: 1809 ;

    [Noun]  | "coronary artery" 


    1: either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself

    Origin: 1741 ;

    [Noun]  | "femoral artery" 


    1: the chief artery of the thigh lying in its anterior inner part

    Origin: 1735 ;

    [Noun]  | "innominate artery" 


    1: brachiocephalic artery

    Origin: 1870 ;

    [Noun]  | "pulmonary artery" 


    1: an artery that conveys venous blood from the heart to the lungs

    Origin: 1704 ;

    [Noun]  | "subclavian artery" 


    1: the proximal part of the main artery of the arm or forelimb

    Origin: 1615 ;

    [Noun]  | "temporal artery" 


    1: either of two arterial branches that supply a large muscle on each side of the head involved in raising the lower jaw and that arise from the cerebral artery supplying the deep structures of the face

    2: either of the two terminal branches of each external carotid artery that pass upward over the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, and are distributed by way of branches especially to the more superficial parts of the forehead and sides of the head and face

    3: a branch of the superficial temporal artery that arises just above the zygomatic arch, sends branches to one of the large muscles involved in raising the lower jaw, and anastomoses with a deep temporal artery

    Origin: 1649 ;

    [Noun]  | "arteries" 


    1: a passage cleared for public vehicular travel;


      * e.g., " ... there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late "



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    [Noun]  | "artery" 


    1: a passage cleared for public vehicular travel;


      * e.g., " ... there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late "



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     [ "Artery" ]

    1: Wen u cheat on some1

      * e.g.,  ... Thou shalt not commit artery - God (probbly in Hebrew tho) 

     [ "Artery" ]

    1: Artery is a blood vessel in your body which carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body. They are thick and elastic to withstand the high pressure of the blood pumped from the heart. They also have a small lumen .

      * e.g.,  ... The artery helps to bring blood to all parts of the body. 

     [ "THE artery" ]

    1: THE artery, noun, thē ˈär-tə-rē internet meme denoting extremely abstruse writing as well as any absurd situation in general In the TV action drama series '24' season 7 episode 6, 1-2 p.m. it is revealed that the character Tony Almeida survived his apparent death from two seasons ago because Henderson, the alleged killer, purposefully missed THE artery, while stabbing him gruesomely. It is commonly assumed that there are 20 arteries in the human body and at least as many ways of explaining away a TV character's apparent death and bringing him back into a series; however the writers came up with the purposeful miss of THE (one and only) artery. Hence this became a new standard for lame and sloppy writing.

      * e.g.,  ... H8er, arrogant: "'24' never really jumped the shark, but totally missed THE artery with that backwoods cracker fuck sub plot in season " Fanboi, erratic: "NO! They purposefully dragged on the redneck penetration of CTU operations and hillbilly investigation of CTU personnel during a national crisis with international repercussions." 

     [ "artery" ]

    1: A place where art is sold to the public. Different from an art gallery because the art is generally local and cheaper.

      * e.g.,  ... We went to the artery to buy more cheap paintings! 

     [ "Junkular Artery" ]

    1: Another way to refer to the male genitalia.

      * e.g.,  ... I just got kicked in my junkular artery! I'm in pain! 

     [ "artery fuck" ]

    1: Food so inherently fatty that your arteries are getting completely fucked by eating them. Often whilst in the process of eating these foods you can feel yourself getting heavier and your breathing tighter.

      * e.g.,  ... "scones and clotted cream, I can't get enough of them. But srsly what an artery fuck." "today was a total artery fuck, what with that battered mars bar for lunch followed by a large portion of chips with extra salt." 

     [ "artery fuck" ]

    2: Can also be used to refer to a period of excessive unhealthy eating.

     [ "artery fuck" ]

    3: Examples include: bacon fried in grease, scones and clotted cream, battered mars bars.

     [ "femoral artery" ]

    1: A huge ass artery in your leg.

      * e.g.,  ... Peter cut his femoral artery... he's dead now. 

     [ "Clogging the Arteries" ]

    1: When a group of people walk in a fashion that blocks a hallway or pathway making it impossible to walk around.

      * e.g.,  ... Those fat chicks are really clogging the arteries. 

     [ "arterial spray" ]

    1: The nasty, continuous spray of blood that results from wounds to major arteries.

      * e.g.,  ... Go watch some samurai movies to see some serious arterial spray. 

     [ "carotid artery" ]

    1: The common carotid artery is a blood vessel. There is a left and right common carotid artery. The left common carotid branches directly off of the aortic arch, and the right common carotid branches off of the right innominate (brachiocephalic) artery. The common carotid artery later bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries. The external carotid supplying blood to the face, and the internal carotid supplying blood to the brain.

      * e.g.,  ... The man died from a stroke due to an occlusion of the carotid artery. 

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