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DictionaryarterialBlood vessels
adjective / noun

arterial

ar-TEER-ee-ul/ɑːrˈtɪriəl/

Relating to vessels carrying blood away from the heart.

The torso model shows arterial branches carrying blood away from the heart.

Anatomical torso teaching model emphasizing red arteries branching from the heart toward organs, no veins highlighted, no labels.
Etymology
arteriLatinartery; windpipe
+alLatinrelating to

Arterial means “relating to an artery.” Its use for major routes draws on the resemblance between an artery system and a network with a main channel and many branches.

In context

Rhesus Medicine1:49
mean arterial pressure which is a major determinant of perfusion and therefore delivery of blood to tissues
Understanding Sepsis (Sepsis Explained Clearly)

More examples

  • The road is a major arterial route through the city.
  • Traffic slowed on the busiest arterials.
  • The clinician measured arterial pressure during the examination.

Forms

arterial · arterials

Similar words

vascular
Relates to blood vessels generally, including veins.
venous
Relates specifically to vessels returning blood toward the heart.