arterial (redirected from arterial embolism)

ar·te·ri·al  (är-tîr-l)

adj.

1. Of, like, or in an artery or arteries.

2. Of, relating to, or being the blood in the arteries that has absorbed oxygen in the lungs and is bright red.

3. Being a main road or channel with many branches: an arterial highway; an arterial route.

n.

A through road or street.

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ar·teri·al·ly adv.

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arterial [ɑːˈtɪərɪəl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteries arterial disease

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries

3. being a major route, esp one with many minor branches an arterial road

arterially  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

arterial - of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"

Translations

arterial [ɑːˈtɪərɪəl] ADJ [blood] → arterial
arterial road → arteria f

arterial [ɑː^rˈtɪəriəl] adj

(ANATOMY) → artériel(le)

an arterial road → une route à grande circulation

arterial

adj

(Anat) → arteriell

arterial road (Aut) → Fernverkehrsstraße f; arterial line (Rail) → Hauptstrecke f

arterial [ɑːˈtɪərɪəl] adj (Anat) → arterioso/a; (road) → di grande comunicazione
arterial roads → le (grandi or principali) arterie