n.
a. [ L. arteriacus, Gr. &unr_;. See Artery. ] Of or pertaining to the windpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. artériel. ]
Arterial blood,
v. same as
n. (Physiol.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also
v. t.
a. [ Pref. ep- + arterial. ] (Anat.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hypo- + arterial. ] (Anat.) Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vertebra or vertebrae and an artery; -- said of the foramina in the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae and of the canal which they form for the vertebral artery and vein. [ 1913 Webster ]