Synonyms for artery
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Related words
- Word family
- arterial arteriole
- Phrases
- brachiocephalic artery coronary artery disease great artery inferior alveolar artery labyrinthine artery auditory artery carotid artery celiac artery
- Is a kind of
- blood vessel
Forms
- Plural
- arteries → roads, ways, channels, arteriae…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| artery | rising | |
| arteria | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1
- 4 letters
- road1
- 7 letters
- channel2, arteria
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (channel2 = 2 syllables).