arterial

/ɑɹtˈɪɹiəl/

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Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

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noun

A high-capacity urban road.

Etymology tree Middle English arterie English artery Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English arterial From artery + -al.

arterials (plural)

alloarterial alveoloarterial arterialisation arterialise arterialization arterialize arterially bronchoarterial cardioarterial cerebroarterial endarterial endoarterial

A-a arterial blood gas arterial bulb arterial gland arterial line arterial road arterial route arterial street

major thoroughfare stroad urban boulevard

material imperial cereal bacterial managerial ethereal antibacterial immaterial venereal biomaterial

Questions

How do you pronounce arterial?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹtˈɪɹiəl/.

What does arterial mean?

Of or relating to an artery.

Where does arterial come from?

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