arteries

noun

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: ar-ter-ies (3)

English Definition

Blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.

Example Sentence

Arteries carry blood away from the heart.

US IPA /ΛˆΙ‘ΛrtΙ™riz/
UK IPA /ΛˆΙ‘ΛtΙ™riz/

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