ARTERIAL
arterial
(adjective) of or involving or contained in the arteries; “arterial disease”; “the arterial system”; “arterial blood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
arterial (not comparable)
Of or relating to an artery.
(of a, route, road or street) Major, important.
Noun
arterial (plural arterials)
A through road.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. artériel.]
1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial
action; the arterial system.
2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a
river, canal, or railroad. Arterial blood, blood which has been
changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the
lungs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition