artery

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artery 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 动脉, 干道, 要道

[医] 动脉

英文释义

n. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

n. a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic

artery 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 artery 在自然语境里怎么用：

It “can go on for decades.” Macrophages inside the arteries start to die, releasing their crystallized cholesterol contents.

—— New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

Moreover, the crystals had sharp, needlelike edges, perfectly shaped to tear artery walls.

—— New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

But inside an artery it doesn’t know how to quit.

—— New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

But when cholesterol accumulates and becomes highly concentrated in arteries, it can take on a crystalline shape, much the way sugar crystallizes in a concentrated syrup.

—— New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

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