adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A high-capacity urban road.

   "Arterial ends here."

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to an artery. not-comparable
2. 2
   Major, important. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or involving or contained in the arteries wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alleyalleywayarterial highwayarterial roadarterial streetartery

Antonyms

All antonyms

venal

Example

More examples

"Under pressure, those aneurysms can expand like balloons, stretching the arterial wall."

Etymology

From artery + -al.

Related phrases

arterial blood gasarterial bulbarterial glandarterial linearterial roadarterial routearterial street

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