Anatomy . a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.

a main channel or highway, esp. of a connected system with many branches.

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avenue , boulevard , canal , conduit , corridor , course , duct , highway , line , passage , pathway , road , route , sewer , thoroughfare , track , tube , waynotes:arteries carry clean oxygenated blood from the heart , veins return impure blood back to the heart , and capillaries connect the ends of arteries to the beginnings of veins , aorta , arteriosclerosis , atheroma , carotid , coronary , maxillary , path , sclerosis , street , subclavian , vein