noun. In anatomy, an artery: now mostly superseded by the English form of the word.

noun. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.

noun. Artery.

noun. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

"The word arteria, which had already been applied to the trachea, as an air-containing tube, was then attached to the arteries; on account of the rough and uneven character of its walls the trachea was then called the arteria tracheia, or the rough air-tube. 63 We call it simply the trachea, but in French the word trachée-artère is still used."

arteria aspera  

blood vessel  

alveolar artery  angular artery  aorta  appendicular artery  arcuate artery  

artery