artērija

See also: arterija and artērijā

Latvian

Artērija

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin artēria, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, windpipe, artery).

Pronunciation

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Noun

artērija f (4th declension)

  1. (anatomy) artery (blood vessel taking oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body)
    plaušu artērijapulmonary artery
    deniņu artērijatemporal artery
    miega artērijacarotid artery
    artēriju sienas, sieniņasartery walls
    no kreisā sirds kambara asinis nonāk vislielākajā asinsvadā: aortā, kura sazarojas arvien sīkākās artērijāsfrom the left ventricule the blood goes into the biggest blood vessel: the aorta, which then branches off into increasingly smaller arteries
  2. one of the main roads
    satiksmes artērijaa transit artery (= corridor)
    pilsētas artērijasa city's arteries (= streets, roads)

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