arterial
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i adjective
1.
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.
2.
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, or resembling the arteries.
3.
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
4.
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access: funds to resurface the main arterials of the city.
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| the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart |
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World English Dictionary
arterial (ɑːˈtɪərɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| ar'terially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
arterial
1540s, from Fr. artérial (Mod.Fr. artériel), from L. arteria; see artery.
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Medical Dictionary
arterial ar·te·ri·al (är-tēr'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.
ar·te'ri·al·ly adv.
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Science Dictionary
| artery (är'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
Any of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Arteries are flexible, elastic tubes with muscular walls that expand and contract to pump blood through the body. arterial adjective (är-tîr'ē-əl) |
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Example sentences
Traces of the germ have also been found in arterial plaque.
Much of it has gone on improvements to the state capital's metro and its main arterial roads.
And that's not free, but it doesn't cost the kind of money it costs to expand arterial streets and freeways and other things.
Arterial and venous duplex ultrasound of the abdomen examines blood vessels and blood flow in the abdominal area.
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