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artery

[ahr-tuh-ree] / ˈɑr tə ri /


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On one channel, the war is a high-stakes effort to stabilize a critical artery of the global economy.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery calcium scan, or CAC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

When certain lipids build up, they can form plaque inside artery walls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“There is no clean analog for a disruption of this size moving through such a strategically vital artery, with multiple state actors, military uncertainty and global energy infrastructure all tied into the same risk knot.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Some in the medical community didn't accept the conclusion that a ruptured artery killed Garfield.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow