"great artery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great arteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} great artery (plural great arteries)
  1. Synonym of aorta Synonyms: aorta [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-great_artery-en-noun-4bf6jnKf
  2. Synonym of pulmonary artery Synonyms: pulmonary artery [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-great_artery-en-noun-Qovw7~Xo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Inflected forms

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