arterial
- Adjective:
- Relating to or involving arteries: Pertaining to the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues.
- Resembling an artery in function; being a main channel or route: Used to describe major transportation routes that carry heavy traffic, functioning as principal channels for movement.
Relating to arteries:
- Arterial disease is a serious medical condition affecting the heart's blood vessels.
- The test measures the pressure of arterial blood.
- The arterial system is crucial for delivering oxygen throughout the body.
Describing a main route:
- The city's arterial road was congested during rush hour.
- They are planning to build a new arterial highway to improve traffic flow.
- The report analyzed arterial traffic patterns.
"Arterial bleeding": Severe bleeding from an artery, characterized by bright red blood that may pulse or spurt.
- First responders are trained to control arterial bleeding immediately.
"Arterial stiffness": (Medical) A loss of elasticity in the arteries, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- The study focused on the effects of aging on arterial stiffness.
Artery (n): The blood vessel itself.
- The coronary artery supplies blood to the heart muscle.
Arteriole (n): A small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
- Arterioles help regulate blood pressure.
- Main (when describing a route): primary, principal, major.
- Vascular (in a broader biological context relating to blood vessels).
(Note: "Arterial" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs. Phrases are typically noun compounds.) - Arterial road/route/highway: A major road in a transportation network. - Arterial blood gas (ABG): A test that measures the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
(Note: There are no common idioms using the word "arterial." Its use is primarily technical or descriptive.)
- of or involving or contained in the arteries
- arterial disease
- the arterial system
- arterial blood