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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 動脈, composed of (moving) and (vessel), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku), so called because arteries pulsate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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động mạch

  1. an artery (blood vessel from the heart)
    Antonym: tĩnh mạch

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