arterial
adjective/ɑːˈtɪəriəl/
/ɑːrˈtɪriəl/
[only before noun]- connected with the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body
- arterial blood/disease
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- connected with a large and important road, river, railway line, etc.
- an arterial road
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