Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #937 of 1319

artery (n.)

a vessel carrying blood from the heart

Examples

  • Blocked arteries.

Key rules

  • An artery is a vessel that carries blood away from the heart
  • Blocked arteries, an artery in the leg
  • Artery is countable

Common mistakes

  • Arteries is blocked → An artery is blocked
💡 Tip: Body // Heart // Health
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