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Arterial Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Arterial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A through road.

"The new traffic lights on arterial roads have reduced congestion during rush hour."

Adjective
1

of or involving or contained in the arteries

"arterial disease"

"the arterial system"

"arterial blood"

2

Of or relating to an artery.

"The surgeon carefully examined the patient's arterial wall for signs of calcification before proceeding with the bypass surgery."

Example Sentences
"arterial disease" adjective
"the arterial system" adjective
"arterial blood" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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