arteries
Example Sentences
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This is a rare condition present at birth where arteries in the brain are clustered tightly together, putting them at high risk of rupture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream can lead to hypercholesterolemia, a condition that damages arteries and raises the risk of heart disease.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
He replaced it and fixed three blocked arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The arteries in his temples had begun to pulse, as they often did when he’d been sleepless.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
