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arterial
(redirected from arterial inflammation)

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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.

ar·teri·al·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 roadarteria f
arterial [ɑːrˈtɪəriəl] 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


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