Meaning of artērija | Babel Free
Definitions
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locative singular of artērija feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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artery (blood vessel taking oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body) declension-4, feminine
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one of the main roads declension-4, feminine
Equivalents
English
Artery
Examples
“plaušu artērija”
pulmonary artery
“deniņu artērija”
temporal artery
“miega artērija”
carotid artery
“artēriju sienas, sieniņas”
artery walls
“no kreisā sirds kambara asinis nonāk vislielākajā asinsvadā: aortā, kura sazarojas arvien sīkākās artērijās”
from the left ventricule the blood goes into the biggest blood vessel: the aorta, which then branches off into increasingly smaller arteries
“satiksmes artērija”
a transit artery (= corridor)
“pilsētas artērijas”
a city's arteries (= streets, roads)
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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