arterial.

Relating to arteries or the arterial circulation.

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Words that belong together

• arterial blood
• an arterial branch

On the page

The image showed an arterial branch beside the cavity.

They traced the arterial supply before explaining the damaged area.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Relational adjective; comparative and superlative normally not used. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.