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artery

/ˈɑːtəri/noun

उच्चारण आर्टरी

धमनी

Core word

nounarteries
  1. 1

    [C]

    any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body; a large and important road, river, railway line

    धमनी

    • a main traffic artery
    • A blocked artery can cause chest pain.
    • Blood is pumped from the heart through the arteries.
    + 3 more examples
    • Doctors found a blocked artery in the patient's leg.
    • The highway is the main artery linking the two cities.
    • The river was once the artery of trade for the whole region.

    Synonyms blood vessel main road route

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

artery (anatomy): artery + carries blood from the heart

An artery carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body, while a vein returns it; the verb carry is the usual one.

Artery रक्त को हृदय से शरीर के शेष भागों तक ले जाती है, जबकि vein उसे वापस लाती है; यहाँ सामान्य क्रिया 'carry' है।

  • The main artery carries blood from the heart to the body.
  • A blocked artery can cause a heart attack.

artery (figurative): a major artery of traffic / trade

Figuratively, an artery is a main road, river or railway line that carries a great deal of traffic or trade.

लाक्षणिक रूप में artery कोई मुख्य सड़क, नदी या रेलमार्ग है जिस पर बहुत अधिक यातायात या व्यापार होता है।

  • The Grand Trunk Road is a vital artery of northern India.
  • The river was once the main artery of trade.

arteries: plural and spelling

The plural is arteries, with y changing to ies; the adjective is arterial, as in arterial road.

इसका plural 'arteries' है, जिसमें y बदलकर ies हो जाता है; adjective 'arterial' है, जैसे arterial road.

  • Fatty food can harden the arteries.
  • An arterial road links the city to the highway.
+Collocations 4

adjective + artery

maincoronaryblockednarrowmajor

  • The doctor found a blocked coronary artery.

verb + artery

clogblockcuthardenopen

  • Unhealthy food can clog the arteries over time.

artery + noun

walldiseasepressureblockage

  • High blood pressure can damage the artery wall.

artery + preposition

artery to the brainartery in the neckartery of the heartartery through the city

  • The carotid artery in the neck carries blood to the brain.
“More examples 5
  • Arteries carry blood that is rich in oxygen.

धमनियाँ ऑक्सीजन से भरपूर रक्त ले जाती हैं।

  • The surgeon cleared a blocked artery in the patient's leg.

शल्य-चिकित्सक ने रोगी की टाँग की अवरुद्ध धमनी साफ़ कर दी।

  • The highway is the main artery connecting Mumbai and Pune.

यह राजमार्ग मुंबई और पुणे को जोड़ने वाली मुख्य धमनी है।

  • Radhika learnt the difference between an artery and a vein in biology.

राधिका ने जीव विज्ञान में धमनी और शिरा का अंतर सीखा।

  • The Ganga has been the great artery of trade for centuries.

गंगा सदियों से व्यापार की महान धमनी रही है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Artery and vein are both blood vessels, but they carry blood in opposite directions.

Artery और vein दोनों रक्त वाहिकाएँ हैं, पर वे रक्त को विपरीत दिशाओं में ले जाती हैं।

artery

Carries blood away from the heart, usually rich in oxygen.

रक्त को हृदय से दूर ले जाती है, प्रायः ऑक्सीजन से भरपूर।

  • The aorta is the largest artery in the body.

vein

Carries blood back to the heart, usually low in oxygen.

रक्त को वापस हृदय तक ले जाती है, प्रायः ऑक्सीजन की कमी वाला।

  • Blood from the leg returns to the heart through a vein.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blood vessel main road route

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: arteries carry blood away from the heart (except the pulmonary artery, they carry oxygenated blood).

विज्ञान में धमनियाँ रक्त हृदय से दूर ले जाती हैं (फुफ्फुसीय धमनी को छोड़कर, ये ऑक्सीजन-युक्त रक्त ले जाती हैं)।