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artery

 
 
/ˈɑːtəri/ noun [C]

Definition

BLOOD one of the tubes in your body that carries blood from your heart
TRAFFIC an important route for traffic
(Definition of artery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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