Words / B2

AHT-uh-ree/ˈɑːtəri/

An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart: the pulmonary artery; a blocked artery. It is also a main road: a traffic artery. Vein returns blood (usually); capillary is the tiny twin; aorta is the main artery (this batch). Label the artery on the diagram, then oxygenated or deoxygenated. Mix-up: artery vs artistry; tree; do not write artery for a named vein in the figure.

Meaning

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart; also a main road (a traffic artery).

Examples

• “Label the artery on the diagram, then oxygenated or deoxygenated; a transport artery still needs the A-road number.”
• “Label the artery on the diagram, then oxygenated or deoxygenated, the biology paper said.”
• “A transport artery still needs the A-road number, which is the route sense — map it on the OS extract.”

Good to know

a blocked / coronary artery; the pulmonary artery; a traffic artery. Contrast: vein / capillary. Related: aorta (this batch). Trap: artistry. Biology and geography. A vessel from the heart, or a main route — label the flow or the road number.

Near in meaning

blood vessel, aorta, main road

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