動脈

• 読み: どうみゃく
• ローマ字: doumyaku
• 漢字の分解: 動 (dou) — move, motion; 脈 (myaku) — pulse, vein, blood vessel
• 発音: /doː.mʲa.kɯ/

意味

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

A noun used in medical and anatomical contexts. The counterpart is 静脈 (joumyaku, vein). Common collocations include 動脈硬化 (arteriosclerosis/hardening of the arteries) and 大動脈 (aorta). While primarily a medical term, 動脈 is widely known among the general public through health education and news.

例文

1. 動脈硬化は生活習慣病の一つです。
2. 医師が動脈の血流を調べた。
3. 心臓から動脈を通って全身に血液が送られる。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, anatomy, health education

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 動 (dou, move) + 脈 (myaku, pulse/vein). Literally 'moving pulse' — arteries were named for their visible pulsation, unlike veins.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal