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English

1. artery
2. artery

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 將血液輸出心臟嘅血管，同輸入心臟嘅靜脈相對；動脈因為要承受血液由心臟泵出來嘅壓力，所以血管壁比靜脈厚同富彈性（量詞：條）

Examples

• 大動脈

  aorta

• 頸動脈

  carotid artery

• 動脈瘤

  aneurysm

• 將血壓帶 (或止血帶) 套在手臂上，逐漸增加壓力，直到前臂發紺，橈動脈搏動幾乎消失。

  A blood-pressure band, or tourniquet, is placed about the arm, and the pressure increased until the forearm becomes cyanosed and the radial pulse is almost obliterated.

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