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ar·ter·y

artery

 
pronunciation:
ar t ri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: arteries
definition: Arteries are natural tubes in the body that blood flows through. Blood flows away from the heart through arteries.
Arteries look red because the blood that flows through them has oxygen in it.
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