Need another word that means the same as “artery”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “artery” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Artery” are: arteria, main route, trunk route, main road, trunk road, main line, trunk line, high road, highway
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “artery” as a noun can have the following definitions:
arteria | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body. |
high road | A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12. |
highway | (chiefly in official use) a public road. The highway to success. |
main line | A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage. |
main road | Any very large body of (salt) water. |
main route | Any very large body of (salt) water. |
trunk line | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. |
trunk road | The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. |
trunk route | Compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools. |
airway | A ventilating passage in a mine. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating. |
aorta | The large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries. |
arterial | Denoting an important route in a system of roads, railway lines, or rivers. One of the main arterial routes from York. |
bifocal | A pair of glasses with bifocal lenses. Bifocal eyeglasses. |
bifurcate | Divided into two branches or forks. The road bifurcated. |
blood | An internal bodily fluid in invertebates which performs a similar function to blood in humans and other vertebrates. She must have Irish blood in her. |
bloodstream | The blood flowing through the circulatory system. |
breathe | Give an impression of (something. He breathed out heavily. |
breathing | A sign in Greek or indicating the presence of an aspirate rough breathing or the absence of an aspirate smooth breathing at the beginning of a word. The heavy breathing person on the telephone. |
bronchus | Either of the two main branches of the trachea. |
capillary | A tube of small internal diameter holds liquid by capillary action. A capillary tube. |
cardiovascular | Relating to the heart and blood vessels. Increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. |
choking | The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. No evidence that the choking was done by the accused. |
coronary | Obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot thrombus. |
disease | A particular quality or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people. We are suffering from the British disease of self deprecation. |
embolism | Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble. Causes of cerebral embolism. |
esophagus | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach. |
hypertension | Abnormally high blood pressure. |
inject | Take by injection. Inject the foam and allow it to expand. |
jugular | Of the neck or throat. He always goes for the jugular. |
lung | An open space in a town or city, where people can breathe fresher air. The city had to be given lungs in the shape of open spaces squares parks and gardens. |
lymphatic | Relating to lymph or its secretion. The fluid is drained by the lymphatics and returned to the circulation. |
nasal | A nasal speech sound. A whining nasal voice. |
obstructive | Causing a blockage or obstruction. All tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus. |
pharyngeal | A pharyngeal consonant. |
portal | A doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large and imposing one. A portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
pulmonary | Relating to or affecting the lungs. Pulmonary blood flow. |
tonsil | Either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue. |
vein | Make a veinlike pattern. He closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein. |
venous | Of or contained in or performing the function of the veins. |
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