arteri
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Basque
Noun
arteri
- dative indefinite of arte
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch arterie, from Latin artēria (“windpipe, artery”), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).
Pronunciation
Noun
artéri (first-person possessive arteriku, second-person possessive arterimu, third-person possessive arterinya)
- artery,
- (medicine) an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
- Synonym: nadi
- (transport, communication, figurative) a major transit corridor.
- (medicine) an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Further reading
- “arteri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.