Noun
one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city
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Diastolic blood pressure: a measure of arterial pressure as your heart rests between beats.—Laura Schober, Health, 26 June 2025 While virtual MVPDs such as YouTube TV, Hulu Live and Fubo have helped stanch at least some of the arterial spray—these alternative packages now boast some 19.7 million stateside subs—total penetration remains a shadow of its former self at 52%.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
Supervised exercise, often prescribed to patients at risk for peripheral arterial disease, requires a $10 to $20 co-pay each for a dozen visits to a rehabilitation center that might be an hour's drive away.—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 For example, Camp Pendleton is close to the ocean, surrounded by many local communities with large populations, and has major arterials surrounding it.—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 21 May 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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