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arterial

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) arterial (adjective)
  2. 2) arterial (noun)
  3. arterial bulb (noun)
  4. arterial gland (noun)
  5. intra-arterial (adjective)

1ar·te·ri·al

adj \är-ˈtir-ē-əl\

Definition of ARTERIAL

1
a : of or relating to an artery b : relating to or being the bright red blood present in most arteries that has been oxygenated in lungs or gills
2
: of, relating to, or constituting through traffic
— ar·te·ri·al·ly \-ē-ə-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of ARTERIAL

15th century

Rhymes with ARTERIAL

bacterial, diphtherial, empyreal, ethereal, funereal, imperial, material, sidereal, venereal, vizierial

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