artery
US
UK artery n: (blood vessel) (血管)
SC 动脉 dòng mài
TC 動脈
TC 動脈
Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
artery n: figurative (major road) (比喻)
SC 干线（连接各地的主要公路、河流、铁路线等），要道 gàn xiàn lián jiē gè dì de zhǔ yào gōng lù hé liú tiě lù xiàn děng，yào dào
I was in a hurry so I took the main artery into town even though I prefer the scenery of the side roads.
carotid, carotid artery n: (major blood vessel)
SC 颈动脉 jǐng dòng mài
TC 頸動脈
TC 頸動脈
coronary artery: (anatomy)
SC 冠状动脉
pulmonary artery n: (blood vessel to the lungs)
SC 肺动脉 fèi dòng mài
TC 肺動脈
TC 肺動脈