Arterial means involving or relating to your arteries and the movement of blood through yourbody.
...people with arterial disease.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An arterial road or railway is a main road or railway within a complex road or railway system.
...one of the main arterial roads through the city.
arterial in British English
(ɑːˈtɪərɪəl)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteries
arterial disease
2.
denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries
3.
being a major route, esp one with many minor branches
an arterial road
Derived forms
arterially (arˈterially)
adverb
arterial in American English
(ɑrˈtɪriəl)
adjective
1.
of or like an artery or arteries
2.
designating or of the blood in the arteries, which has been oxygenated in the lungs or gills and is brighter red than that in the veins
3.
of or being a main road or channel with many branches
Derived forms
arterially (arˈterially)
adverb
Word origin
Fr artérial (now artériel) < ML arterialis: see artery
Examples of 'arterial' in a sentence
arterial
Most major arterial routes are already electrified.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is therefore absolutely vital for people suffering from arterial disease.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
The aneurysm suddenly swelled and sprung back into life, filling instantly with arterial blood.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Advances are being recorded not only in the treatment of malignant disease but also in the incidence and outcome of coronary arterial disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Tube carriages were crammed well beyond rush hour, cycle lanes were busy and traffic clogged arterial routes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The cheapest journeys would be on minor roads overnight, the most expensive major arterial roads during rush hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Volunteers watching funny films saw their arterial blood flow increase; those watching melancholy or distressing films had decreased blood flow.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The arterial blood did, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Vitamin K may therefore help to provide protection against coronary arterial disease in older people.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The chaos of haphazard buildings and ill-conceived new arterial roads were already causing concern and we were often called in to advise on remedial planting.
Page, Russell The Education of a Gardener (1994)
Since free radicals play an important role in causing the arterial disease that brings about this narrowing, we have one obvious line of approach.
Youngson, Dr. Robert The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
Britain's biggest arterial roads are deserted at night and the drivers say there is little chance of being caught by a dwindling number of traffic police.