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Passageway vs Artery - What's the difference?

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Passageway is a related term of artery.


As nouns the difference between passageway and artery

is that passageway is a covered walkway, between rooms or buildings while artery is an efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

passageway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
  • * 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
  • The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway . David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
  • Any way for passing in, out or through something.
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , 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

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