arteria

/ɑɹˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

ⱭɹTꞮɹ · i · ə (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Synonym of artery.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā). Doublet of artery.