Arterial
adjective
Related to the blood vessels that take blood from the heart to every part of the body.
The surgeon expected the arterial blood to be bright red.
Often appears as...
- arterial blood
- arterial pressure
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
A major road or highway, especially one carrying traffic around or out of a city.
The arterial roads were packed with cars during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- arterial route
- arterial network
adjective
Related to the blood vessels that take blood from the heart to every part of the body.
The surgeon expected the arterial blood to be bright red.
Often appears as...
- arterial blood
- arterial pressure
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
A major road or highway, especially one carrying traffic around or out of a city.
The arterial roads were packed with cars during rush hour.
Often appears as...
- arterial route
- arterial network
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biological contexts referring to the human body's blood system.
The arterial damage was severe, requiring surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Venous
'Arterial' specifically means related to arteries, not veins, which carry blood back to the heart.
Arterial blockages can lead to heart attacks.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicates Direction
Implies the direction of blood flow away from the heart supplying oxygen.
Arterial flow is critical for organ function.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biological contexts referring to the human body's blood system.
The arterial damage was severe, requiring surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Venous
'Arterial' specifically means related to arteries, not veins, which carry blood back to the heart.
Arterial blockages can lead to heart attacks.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicates Direction
Implies the direction of blood flow away from the heart supplying oxygen.
Arterial flow is critical for organ function.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biological contexts referring to the human body's blood system.
The arterial damage was severe, requiring surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Venous
'Arterial' specifically means related to arteries, not veins, which carry blood back to the heart.
Arterial blockages can lead to heart attacks.
Pro Tip 3/3Indicates Direction
Implies the direction of blood flow away from the heart supplying oxygen.
Arterial flow is critical for organ function.
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Video examples
How blood pressure works...
what we call hypertension, and stays there, it can cause serious problems. That's because the extra strain on the arterial wall can produce small tears. When the injured tissue swells up, substances that respond to the inflammation, like white blood cells, collect around the tears.
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Love, no matter what PIPE...
we took this day-old child and gave him over for an arterial blood draw. We felt helpless. And at the end of five hours, they said that his brain was completely clear and that he was by then extending his legs correctly. And when I asked the pediatrician what had been going on,
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A Collection Of Wild...
unlike other deer a cannibal muzzle is completely third a necessary protection against frostbite and their legs have a built-in arterial bypass that
Video examples
How blood pressure works...
what we call hypertension, and stays there, it can cause serious problems. That's because the extra strain on the arterial wall can produce small tears. When the injured tissue swells up, substances that respond to the inflammation, like white blood cells, collect around the tears.
Video examples
Love, no matter what PIPE...
we took this day-old child and gave him over for an arterial blood draw. We felt helpless. And at the end of five hours, they said that his brain was completely clear and that he was by then extending his legs correctly. And when I asked the pediatrician what had been going on,
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
unlike other deer a cannibal muzzle is completely third a necessary protection against frostbite and their legs have a built-in arterial bypass that
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Quote examples
Rajeev Suri
Indian Businessman
In digital healthcare, we have introduced connected devices, including thermometers and blood pressure monitors that are connected through a common app. For instance, our weighing scales can measure your arterial stiffness and warn you.
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Roy Harper
English Musician
In cities, people go to work and all walk there together, like some arterial flow. And there's a certain desolation about it, an alienation that we all experience.
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Brian Greene
American Physicist
When we benefit from CT scanners, M.R.I. devices, pacemakers and arterial stents, we can immediately appreciate how science affects the quality of our lives.
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James Black
Scottish Scientist
Myocardial oxygen consumption is determined by the work of the heart and is a function of arterial blood pressure and heart rate.
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Benny Hinn
Israeli Clergyman
God is faithful. My heart is strong. I have no heart damage. My arteries are not blocked. There is no arterial damage.
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Rajeev Suri
Indian Businessman
In digital healthcare, we have introduced connected devices, including thermometers and blood pressure monitors that are connected through a common app. For instance, our weighing scales can measure your arterial stiffness and warn you.
Quote examples
Roy Harper
English Musician
In cities, people go to work and all walk there together, like some arterial flow. And there's a certain desolation about it, an alienation that we all experience.
Quote examples
Brian Greene
American Physicist
When we benefit from CT scanners, M.R.I. devices, pacemakers and arterial stents, we can immediately appreciate how science affects the quality of our lives.
Quote examples
James Black
Scottish Scientist
Myocardial oxygen consumption is determined by the work of the heart and is a function of arterial blood pressure and heart rate.
Quote examples
Benny Hinn
Israeli Clergyman
God is faithful. My heart is strong. I have no heart damage. My arteries are not blocked. There is no arterial damage.
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