Definition of artery

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Artery (n.) Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce..

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Ganglionic :: Ganglionic (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord..
Bloodletting :: Bloodletting (n.) The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection..
Vaginal :: Vaginal (a.) Of or pertaining to the vagina of the genital canal; as, the vaginal artery..
Cremasteric :: Cremasteric (a.) Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery..
Arterial :: Arterial (a.) Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad..
Saltation :: Saltation (n.) Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery..
Radial :: Radial (a.) Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like, radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections; (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery..
Iliac :: Iliac (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery..
Aneurism :: Aneurism (n.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery..
Iliolumbar :: Iliolumbar (a.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery..
Artery :: Artery (n.) One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries..
Eparterial :: Eparterial (a.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
Hemautography :: Hemautography (n.) The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike against a piece of paper.
Dorsal :: Dorsal (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral..
Tambour :: Tambour (n.) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery..
Submenta :: Submental (a.) Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery..
Arteritis :: Arteritis (n.) Inflammation of an artery or arteries.
Thyroid :: Thyroid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal..
Pulsation :: Pulsation (n.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse..
Brachial :: Brachial (a.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve..
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