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



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