How to Use artery in a Sentence
artery
noun- He favors local side roads over major arteries.
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Is a butterfly hair clip a usable clamp for an artery that's bleeding out?
— Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2022 -
Blood vessels: The brachial artery runs close to the bicep, supplying blood to the arm.
— Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024 -
The virus has also been found in sticky plaques that form in arteries that can rupture and cause heart attacks and strokes.
— Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 -
The blockage sometimes occurs when an artery becomes too narrow for enough blood to pass through it, which is called stenosis.
— Alyssa Hui, Health.com, 15 Mar. 2022 -
Stenosis is caused by a buildup of blood clots and plaque—a mixture of fatty substances and cholesterol—on the inner walls of the artery.
— Alyssa Hui, Health.com, 15 Mar. 2022 -
Rzeszow has become a major resupply artery for Ukraine.
— Tarini Parti, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022 -
As a plaque begins to form in an artery, the immune system is alerted that the plaque is a foreign invader that shouldn’t be there.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2022 -
The fascia, which goes over the muscle, became extremely tight, crushing the muscle, veins and artery.
— Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022 -
The hand wound required emergency treatment at Froedtert because an artery was nicked, the complaint said.
— Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2022 -
Medically known as hypertension, high blood pressure is used to describe the force of blood against artery walls.
— Ashley Abramson, SELF, 13 Apr. 2022 -
Estrogen increases blood clotting risk, and one critical step in a heart attack is the formation of a clot inside an artery supplying blood to the heart.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022 -
This is likely because triterpenes may help reduce inflammation in blood vessels and arteries and improve overall blood circulation.
— Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Patients also had a 17% heightened risk of developing a pulmonary embolism, a clot that develops in a blood vessel and travels to a lung artery, up to six months after having the virus.
— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2022 -
Both stable and unstable angina occur when the arteries (blood vessels) become narrow or blocked during CAD.
— Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 22 Oct. 2024 -
In this lawless trade, the river is the artery to the world.
— New York Times, 14 June 2022 -
The aorta is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body and brain.
— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022 -
If Nch’i-Wána is the main artery of the land, those streams are like the veins that feed it.
— Deepa Bharath, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022 -
The Brent Spence Bridge is a major artery for freight in the country.
— Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Warren Street is the place to start as it’s the main artery that goes through town.
— Juyoung Seo, Forbes, 26 May 2022 -
An aorta is the large artery that carries the blood from the heart through the chest and torso.
— Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022 -
For example, the carotid artery is in the neck and the radial artery is in the wrist.
— Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024 -
The brachial artery, inside the elbow where the bicep meets the forearm.
— Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023 -
In times of stress or exertion, the blood flow in one artery would cut off.
— Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023 -
Surgeons go up into the veins, gaining access to the artery at the top of the leg.
— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The brachial artery, inside the elbow where the bicep meets the forearm.
— Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 -
Riley, look at Daddy, says a man to a toddler in the artery.
— Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023 -
And the long footbridge crossing that’s like an artery into the city.
— Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024 -
The shark punctured the kneecap and just missed a nearby artery, Borrego said.
— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 May 2024 -
The easiest places to find a pulse are either the brachial artery (in your wrist) or the carotid artery (in your neck).
— Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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