動 脈(どうみゃく)

どうみゃく

noun

artery

medical

1. artery

A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.

動脈(どうみゃく)は心臓(しんぞう)から血液(けつえき)を運(はこ)ぶ。

Arteries carry blood from the heart.

動脈(どうみゃく)硬化(こうか)は危険(きけん)な病気(びょうき)だ。

Arteriosclerosis is a dangerous disease.

頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)で脈(みゃく)を測(はか)る。

I measure the pulse at the carotid artery.

動脈(どうみゃく) refers to arteries—blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.

Types

大動脈(だいどうみゃく): aorta (main artery)
冠動脈(かんどうみゃく): coronary artery (heart)
頸動脈(けいどうみゃく): carotid artery (neck)
肺動脈(はいどうみゃく): pulmonary artery

Related words

動脈硬化(どうみゃくこうか): arteriosclerosis (hardening of arteries)
動脈瘤(どうみゃくりゅう): aneurysm
動脈血(どうみゃくけつ): arterial blood
脈(みゃく): pulse
血管(けっかん): blood vessel

Similar words

動脈(どうみゃく): artery (carries blood FROM the heart)
静脈(じょうみゃく): vein (carries blood TO the heart)

Related Words

Compare: 静脈(じょうみゃく) (vein)

Related: 血管(けっかん) (blood vessel)

Related: 毛細血管(もうさいけっかん) (capillary)

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Added 2026.1.16 22:52 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:27

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