artery
ar•ter
[[ME arterie < L arteria, windpipe, artery < Gr artēria, prob. < aeirein, to lift, take up]]
1 any one of the system of thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart: cf. vein, capillary
2 a main road or channel
1 any one of the system of thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart: cf. vein, capillary
2 a main road or channel