arterial

[ ahr-teer-ee-uhl ]

/ ɑrˈtɪər i əl /

adjective

Physiology. pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary vein, in the left side of the heart, and in most arteries, having been oxygenated during its passage through the lungs and being normally bright red.

Anatomy. of, relating to, or resembling the arteries.

being or constituting a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access, often with many branches: an arterial highway; an arterial drainage system.

noun

a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access: funds to resurface the main arterials of the city.

Origin of arterial

1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin artēriālis.See artery, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM arterial

ar·te·ri·al·ly, adverbnon·ar·te·ri·al, adjectivepost·ar·te·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby arterial

artemisia, Artemovsk, Arte Povera, arteri-, arteria, arterial, arterial blood, arterial canal, arterial capillary, arterial cone, arterial duct

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Example sentences from the Web for arterial

Heavy lacerations, arterial bleeding, left leg and left arm.
Friends on the Line: Excerpt from Brian Mockenhaupt’s “The Living and the Dead”|Brian Mockenhaupt|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The neighboring blood-vessels are congested and may contain thrombi, both venous and arterial.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
A sample of the dog's arterial blood contained ten per cent of acetylene.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899|Various
The heart in hyperpiesis hypertrophies and dilates, but such a heart is the result, not an integral part, of the arterial disease.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

It may be noted that arterial anomalies are extremely frequent.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis
The first of these is afforded by the arrangement of the arterial vessel supplying the liver.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for arterial

arterial

/ (ɑːˈtɪərɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteriesarterial disease

denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries

being a major route, esp one with many minor branchesan arterial road

Derived forms of arterial

arterially, adverb

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Medical definitions for arterial

arterial

[ är-tîr′ē-əl ]

adj.

Of or relating to one or more arteries or to the entire system of arteries.

Of, relating to, or being the bright red oxygenated blood in the arteries.

Other words from arterial

ar•te′ri•al•ly adv.

单词	arterial
释义	arterial [ ahr-teer-ee-uhl ] / ɑrˈtɪər i əl / adjective Physiology. pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary vein, in the left side of the heart, and in most arteries, having been oxygenated during its passage through the lungs and being normally bright red. Anatomy. of, relating to, or resembling the arteries. being or constituting a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access, often with many branches: an arterial highway; an arterial drainage system. noun a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access: funds to resurface the main arterials of the city. Origin of arterial 1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin artēriālis.See artery, -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM arterial ar·te·ri·al·ly, adverbnon·ar·te·ri·al, adjectivepost·ar·te·ri·al, adjective Words nearby arterial artemisia, Artemovsk, Arte Povera, arteri-, arteria, arterial, arterial blood, arterial canal, arterial capillary, arterial cone, arterial duct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arterial Heavy lacerations, arterial bleeding, left leg and left arm. Friends on the Line: Excerpt from Brian Mockenhaupt’s “The Living and the Dead”\|Brian Mockenhaupt\|November 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The neighboring blood-vessels are congested and may contain thrombi, both venous and arterial. Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess A sample of the dog's arterial blood contained ten per cent of acetylene. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899\|Various The heart in hyperpiesis hypertrophies and dilates, but such a heart is the result, not an integral part, of the arterial disease. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield It may be noted that arterial anomalies are extremely frequent. The Criminal\|Havelock Ellis The first of these is afforded by the arrangement of the arterial vessel supplying the liver. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington British Dictionary definitions for arterial arterial / (ɑːˈtɪərɪəl) / adjective of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteriesarterial disease denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries being a major route, esp one with many minor branchesan arterial road Derived forms of arterial arterially, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for arterial arterial [ är-tîr′ē-əl ] adj. Of or relating to one or more arteries or to the entire system of arteries. Of, relating to, or being the bright red oxygenated blood in the arteries. Other words from arterial ar•te′ri•al•ly adv. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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