Meanings
noungreat artery (plural great arteries)
plural great arteries
- Synonym of pulmonary artery
From each of the two ventricles arises a great artery through which the blood is distributed.
1922, Charles Singer, The Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood, page 6Synonyms: pulmonary artery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of aorta
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nounSynonym of pulmonary artery
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