| 释义 |
ar·te·ri·al
I. \(ˈ)är|tirēəl, (ˈ)ȧ|-, -tēr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French arterial, arteriel, from (assumed) Medieval Latin arterialis, from Latin arteria + -alis -al
1.
a. : of or relating to an artery or arteries
< the arterial system >
b. : relating to the bright red blood present in most arteries and a few veins that has been oxygenated and arterialized during passage through lungs or gills — compare pulmonary vein, venous
2. : of, relating to, or constituting through-traffic facilities
< newly widened arterial avenues — Duncan Aikman >
< its tributaries form the arterial system of the continent — W.W.Huggett >
• ar·te·ri·al·ly \-rēəlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a through street or arterial highway |