D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Arterial

/är-tĭr'-ē-əl/ · Ar·te·ri·al · IPA /ɑrtˈɪriːəl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.
Phrases & compounds
Arterial blood — blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.