arteri

Basque

Noun

arteri

  1. dative indefinite of arte

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch arterie, from Latin artēria (windpipe, artery), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [arˈte.ri]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧té‧ri

Noun

artéri (first-person possessive arteriku, second-person possessive arterimu, third-person possessive arterinya)

  1. artery,
    1. (medicine) an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
      Synonym: nadi
    2. (transport, communication, figurative) a major transit corridor.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.