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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or involving or contained in the arteries;
- Example: "arterial disease"
- Example: "the arterial system"
- Example: "arterial blood"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arterial \Ar*te"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. art['e]riel.]
   1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as,
      arterial action; the arterial system.
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   2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery),
      as a river, canal, or railroad.
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   Arterial blood, blood which has been changed and vitalized
      (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arterial
    adj 1: of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial
           disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"