great artery

English

Noun

great artery (plural great arteries)

  1. Synonym of aorta
  2. Synonym of pulmonary artery
    • 1922, Charles Singer, The Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood, page 6:
      From each of the two ventricles arises a great artery through which the blood is distributed.
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