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   artery

   /ˈɑːt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
   • 2. an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines: "George Street, main artery of Edinburgh's Golden Mile"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin arteria, from Greek artēria, probably from airein ‘raise’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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