arterial

[ ahr-teer-ee-uhl ]

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, relating to, or resembling the arteries.

  1. 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
  1. a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access: funds to resurface the main arterials of the city.

Origin of arterial

1
1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin artēriālis.See artery, -al1

Other words from arterial

  • ar·te·ri·al·ly, adverb
  • non·ar·te·ri·al, adjective
  • post·ar·te·ri·al, adjective

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How to use arterial in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for arterial

arterial

/ (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

  1. being a major route, esp one with many minor branches: an arterial road

Derived forms of arterial

  • arterially, adverb

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