: a through street or highway
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Noun
one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
The city commissioned engineering firm WSP to study safety measures on 38th Street, a major arterial road connecting Indianapolis' east and west sides.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
The second- and third-most impactful factors were wolf predation and parasitism by carotid arterial worms (E. schneideri).
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Since the 1990s, the convenient fingertip clamps have come to stand in for many uses of arterial blood gas readings, which are the gold standard for determining oxygen levels but dangerous if not done carefully.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
The city commissioned engineering firm WSP to study safety measures on 38th Street, a major arterial road connecting Indianapolis' east and west sides.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
In San Antonio, for instance, the city negotiated for years with the Texas DOT to add sidewalks and bike lanes to Broadway, a state arterial with seven lanes.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
The second- and third-most impactful factors were wolf predation and parasitism by carotid arterial worms (E. schneideri).
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arterial. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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arterial
adjective
ar·te·ri·al
är-ˈtir-ē-əl 
1
: of or relating to an artery
2
: relating to or being the bright red blood present in most arteries that has been oxygenated in lungs or gills compare venous sense 3
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