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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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Although mostly single carriageway with few overtaking lanes, it is a vital artery of the Northern Ireland road network and has more than 200 side roads connecting to it.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dr Edward Sheffield, who performed an additional post-mortem examination on Kitchen's body in Bristol, said his cause of death had been cardiac failure due to coronary artery atheroma and the physiological effects of turbulence.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A coronary artery calcium scan takes a different approach.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Our findings suggest that not everyone necessarily needs or would benefit from a coronary artery calcium scan for the purpose of predicting risk of heart attack and stroke."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

His mouth filled with frothy saliva; no perceptible pulsations in the radial artery; but little external heat and very imperfect respiration.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The bridge is one of the main transport arteries across the Dnipro River dividing western and eastern parts of Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Pivdennyi bridge is one of the main arteries across the Dnipro river dividing western and eastern Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Taiwan risk therefore runs through two enormous arteries of the global economy: semiconductors and shipping.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The device is placed in the arteries and temporarily blocks small blood vessels in the knee that may contribute to inflammation and pain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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