Arteries: The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
Source: MeSH 2007
Arteries (organ): Another name for Artery.
Arteries (organ): Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
Arteries (organ): Arteries are the passageways through which the blood is delivered, the largest of which is the aorta. The aorta branches off the heart and divides into many smaller arteries, which have muscular walls that adjust their diameter to increase or decrease blood flow to a particular body area.
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The following list attempts to classify Arteries into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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