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ar·te·ri·al

(är-tîr′ē-əl)

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.

A through road or street.

ar·te′ri·al·ly adv.

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arterial

(ɑːˈtɪərɪəl)

adj

1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteries: arterial disease.

2. (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.

arˈterially adv

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ar•te•ri•al

(ɑrˈtɪər i əl)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or resembling the arteries.

2. pertaining to the blood in the arteries and pulmonary veins, richer in oxygen and redder than venous blood.

3. being or constituting a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access, often with many branches.

[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin]

ar•te′ri•al•ly, adv.

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Adj. 1. [画像:arterial - of or involving or contained in the arteries]arterial - of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"

Translations

شِرْياني، كَطَريق رَئيسِيَّه

hlavnítepenný

åre-

Arterien-... Haupt-...

αρτηριακός

artériel

artériás

slagæîar-; aîal-

arterioso

hoved- pulsåre-

arterial

tepenný

ana/esas yol

动脉的

arterial

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

arterial

[ɑː^rˈtɪəriəl] adj

(ANATOMY) → artériel(le)

an arterial road → une route à grande circulation

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

arterial

adj

(Anat) → arteriell

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

arterial

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

artery

(ˈaːtəri) – plural ˈarteries – noun

1. a blood-vessel that carries the blood from the heart through the body. bloedvat شِرْيان артерия artéria tepna die Arterie pulsåre; arterie αρτηρία arteria tuiksoon شاهرگ valtimo artère עוֹרֵק דַם धमनी arterija ütőér nadi slagæð arteria 動脈 동맥 arterija artērija arteri slagader pulsåre, arterie tętnica رګ artéria arteră артерия tepna arterija arterija pulsåder, artär เส้นเลือดแดงที่นําเลือดแดงออกจากหัวใจ atar damar 動脈 артерія شریان động mạch 动脉

2. a main route of travel and transport. hoofroete طَريق رَئيسِيَّة магистрала artéria hlavní trať, dopravní tepna die Hauptverkehrsstraße hovedtrafikåre; hovedvej οδική αρτηρία arteria magistraal شاهراه valtaväylä artère עוֹרֵק תַּחבּוָּרה यात्रा एवं परिवहन का मुख्य मार्ग žila kucavica főútvonal jalan utama umferðaræð arteria 幹線 간선 arterija maģistrāle jalan raya utama verkeersader hovedtrafikkåre, hovedvei arteria لویه لاره، شاهراه artéria arteră транспортная артерия (dopravná) tepna prometna žila glavna saobraćajnica [trafik]pulsåder เส้นทางหลัก arter, ana yol 幹線 магістраль بڑے مقامات کو ملانے والی سڑک đường giao thông chính 干线

arterial (aːˈtiəriəl) adjective

arterial disease; arterial roads. aaragtig, hoofroete-agtig شِرْياني، كَطَريق رَئيسِيَّه артериален arterial tepenný; hlavní Arterien-..., Haupt-... åre- αρτηριακός arterial; de primer orden tuiksoone-, magistraal- شاهرگی؛ حیاتی valtimo- artériel עורקי, ראשי धमनीय arterijski artériás; fő-(útvonal) mengenai nadi slagæðar-; aðal- arterioso 動脈の, 主要の 동맥의, 간선의 arterinis, svarbiausias arteriāls; maģistrāls berkaitan arteri slagaderlijk, hoofd- pulsåre-; hoved- tętniczy, główny شریانی ، رګ arterial arterial артериальный; магистральный tepnový arterijski arterijski pulsåders-, arteriell เกี่ยวกับเส้นเลือดแดงที่นําเลือดแดงออกจากหัวใจ; เกี่ยวกับเส้นทางหลัก atar damara benzer veya atar damarla ilgili, (kara ve demir yolları) ana/esas yol 動脈的 артеріальний شریانی huyết mạch 动脉的

ar·te·ri·al

a. arterial, referente a las arterias;

___ blood gases → gases ___-es;

___ occlusive diseases → enfermedades oclusivas ___-es;

___ system → sistema ___.

arterial

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