Noun
one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city
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Adjective
Diagnostic confusion To make things even harder, disease signs caused by other worms, like the arterial worm Elaeophora schneideri, look similar to brain worm and can affect Minnesota moose.—Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025 Days later, Luka got an arterial line infection, causing septic shock.—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Barbabella said that there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease, and that all laboratory testing results were within normal limits.—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Tensor will not be able to drive every street upon release, but plans to handle a worthwhile subset, such as highways and arterials in non-snowy places.—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arterial
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French arterial, borrowed from Medieval Latin artēriālis, from Latin artēria — more at artery + -ālis-al entry 1
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