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artery
arterial (and)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Qualifier: forming uncomparable adjectives
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
artery
of an artery or of arteries
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Qualifier: forming countable nouns
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)bor. Latin artēria Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā) English arteri- Either from the Latin artēria or directly from its etymon, the Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, “trachea”, “artery”).
