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Artery vs Mainline - What's the difference?

artery | mainline |

As nouns the difference between artery and mainline

is that artery is an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery while mainline is {{cx|aviation|lang=en}} An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.

As an adjective mainline is

normal, principal or standard.

As a verb mainline is

to inject (a drug) directly into a vein.

artery

English

(wikipedia artery)

Noun

(arteries)
  • An efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
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  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}
  • A major transit corridor.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * arterial * arterially * arteriole * carotid artery * pulmonary artery

    See also

    * aorta * A-road * atheroma * capillary * circulatory system * vein

    Anagrams

    *

    mainline

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia mainline) (-)
  • normal, principal or standard.
  • (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
  • (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
  • Synonyms

    * mainstream

    Verb

    (mainlin)
  • To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
  • Derived terms

    * mainliner * mainlining

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
  • The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
  • See also

    * main line