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- art therapy/ˈɑːt ˌθer.ə.pi/A form of psychotherapy that uses creative art-making to improve mental health and emotional well-being.nounMedium
- art union/ˈɑːt ˈjuːniən/An organization or association of artists, or a society for the promotion of art, sometimes operating as a lottery for the sale of artworks.nounLow
- artal/ɑːˈtɑːl/Obsolete term for a traditional unit of weight used in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula, roughly equivalent to a pound.nounVery Low (Obsolete/Rare)
- artaud/ɑːˈtəʊ/A proper noun referring to the French dramatist, actor, poet, and theorist Antonin Artaud (1896–1948), a key figure in avant-garde theatre.nounVery low
- artaxerxes i/ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz ðə ˈfɜːst/The name of a specific Persian king, also known as Artaxerxes I Longimanus, who ruled the Achaemenid Empire from 465–424 BC.nounC1-C2 (Very Low)
- artaxerxes ii/ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz ðə ˈsekənd/A king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia (reigned 404–358 BCE).nounLow
- arte povera/ˌɑːteɪ ˈpɒvərə/An Italian art movement from the late 1960s that used commonplace, 'poor', non-art materials.nounLow (domain-specific)
- artefact/ˈɑːtɪfakt/An object made by a human being, typically one of historical or cultural interest.nounB2
- artel/ɑːˈtɛl/A cooperative association or collective enterprise, historically among craftsmen or workers in Russia and the Soviet Union.nounRare
- artemis/ˈɑːtɪmɪs/The ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity; the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo.nounLow
- artemisia/ˌɑː.tɪˈmɪz.i.ə/A genus of aromatic plants and shrubs in the daisy family (Asteraceae), typically having silvery-grey foliage and including wormwood, mugwort, sagebrush, and tarragon.nounLow
- artemovsk/ɑːˈtɛmɒfsk/A city in Ukraine, historically known by this name, now officially called Bakhmut.nounVery Low
- arterial/ɑːˈtɪə.ri.əl/Relating to or resembling an artery, especially a major blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood from the heart.adjectivenounC1
- arterialize/ɑːˈtɪə.ri.ə.laɪz/To convert venous blood into arterial blood by oxygenation, typically in the lungs.verbverb-transitiveVery Low (Highly technical/medical).
- arteriogram/ɑːˈtɪər.i.ə.ɡræm/An X-ray image of arteries, typically taken after injecting a contrast dye to make them visible.nounLow
- arteriography/ɑːˌtɪə.riˈɒɡ.rə.fi/A medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to visualise arteries after injecting a contrast dye.nounC2
- arteriole/ɑːˈtɪəriəʊl/A very small branch of an artery that leads into capillaries.nounC1/C2
- arteriosclerosis/ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs/A medical condition characterized by the thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of arteries.nounC2
- arteriotomy/ɑːˌtɪə.riˈɒt.ə.mi/A surgical incision into an artery.nounVery Low (Specialist Medical)
- arteritis/ˌɑːtəˈraɪtɪs/Inflammation of the walls of an artery or arteries.nounRare (medical/specialist vocabulary)
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