arterial
arterial
Definition
ar·teri·al (är tir′ē əl)
adjective
- of or like an artery or arteries
- designating or of the blood in the arteries, which has been oxygenated in the lungs or gills and is brighter red than that in the veins
- of or being a main road or channel with many branches
Etymology: Fr artérial (now artériel) < ML arterialis: see artery
ar·te′ri·ally adverb
arterial
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- embolization: Appendicular arterial tumor embolization in two cats with pulmonary carcinoma.
- thrombosis: It is uncertain whether there may also be a very slight risk of arterial thrombosis.
- hypertension: Comment: are definitions for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension inappropriate?
- insufficiency: Arterial insufficiency will affect the ability of any wound to heal.
- puncture: The blood sample is obtained by arterial puncture, usually in the wrist or arm or from an arterial line already in place.
- saturation: Standard practice is to titrate the FIO 2 to an arterial oxygen saturation of 90 % .
arterial Quotes
I know the colour of that blood; it is arterial blood; I cannot be deceived in that colour; that drop of blood is my death-warrantöI must die.
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