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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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Arterial
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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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