| arteria | n. |
| Arteriac | a. [ L. arteriacus, Gr. &unr_;. See Artery. ] Of or pertaining to the windpipe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arterial | a. [ Cf. F. artériel. ]
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| arterialise | v. same as |
| Arterialization | n. (Physiol.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also |
| Arterialize | v. t. |
| arterial | (adj) of or involving or contained in the arteries, Example: arterial disease; the arterial system; arterial blood |
| arterial blood | (n) blood found in arteries, Example: except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen |
| arterial blood gases | (n) measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases |
| arterialize | (v) change venous blood into arterial blood, Syn. arterialise |
| arterial plaque | (n) a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis |
| arterial pressure | (n) the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries, Example: arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance |
| arterial road | (n) a major or main route |
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