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Webster 1913 Edition
Arterial
Ar-te′ri-al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
artériel
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries;
as,
arterial
action; the arterial
system.2.
Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.
Arterial blood
, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arterial
ARTE'RIAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to an artery or the arteries; as arterial action.2.
Contained in an artery; as arterial blood.