arterial

  • 61arterial — ar·te·ri·al || ɑː tɪərɪəl adj. pertaining to an artery …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 62arterial — [α: tɪərɪəl] adjective 1》 relating to an artery or arteries. 2》 denoting an important route in a system of roads, railways, or rivers …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 63arterial — ar·te·ri·al …

    English syllables

  • 64arterial — ar•te•ri•al [[t]ɑrˈtɪər i əl[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of, pertaining to, or resembling the arteries 2) phl pertaining to the blood in the arteries and pulmonary veins, richer in oxygen and redder than venous blood 3) cvb being or constituting a main… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 65arterial —    Blood that leaves the heart. When it leaves the right ventricle, it is venous blood; and when it leaves the left ventricle, through the aorta, it is fresh, hot, oxygenated red stuff. After it has passed out to the capillaries and started to… …

    Herbal-medical glossary

  • 66arterial roads — ➡ roads and road signs * * * …

    Universalium

  • 67arterial road — noun A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance …

    Wiktionary

  • 68Arterial aneurysm — An outpouching (aneurysm) of an artery. As opposed to a venous or cardiac aneurysm. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened …

    Medical dictionary

  • 69Arterial blood gas (ABG) — The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in venous blood. Typically the acidity, or pH, of the blood is measured simultaneously with the gas levels in …

    Medical dictionary

  • 70arterial blood — oxygenated blood, found in the pulmonary veins, the left chambers of the heart, and the systemic arteries; it is bright red …

    Medical dictionary