2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery),
as a river, canal, or railroad.
[1913 Webster]
{Arterial blood}, blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
arterial blood — noun blood found in arteries except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen • Hypernyms: ↑blood … Useful english dictionary
Arterial blood gas sampling — This article lacks . Arterial blood gas sampling is a medical technique used to check gas levels in the blood. It typically involves using a thin needle and syringe to puncture an artery, usually in the wrist, and withdraw a small amount of blood … Wikipedia
Arterial blood gas — An arterial blood gas (ABG) is a blood test that is performed specifically on blood from an artery. It involves puncturing an artery with a thin needle and syringe and drawing a small volume of blood. The most common puncture site is the radial… … Wikipedia
arterial blood gases — noun measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases • Hypernyms: ↑measurement, ↑measuring, ↑measure, ↑mensuration … Useful english dictionary
arterial blood — n. oxygenated blood, bright red blood in an artery that received oxygen in the lungs and is carried away from the heart and delivered to the body … English contemporary dictionary
arterial blood — oxygenated blood, found in the pulmonary veins, the left chambers of the heart, and the systemic arteries; it is bright red … Medical dictionary
arterial blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body • Syn: ↑artery, ↑arteria • Derivationally related forms: ↑arterial (for: ↑artery) • Hypernyms: ↑blood vesse … Useful english dictionary
Arterial blood gas (ABG) — The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in venous blood. Typically the acidity, or pH, of the blood is measured simultaneously with the gas levels in … Medical dictionary
Blood sugar — Blood sugar, used in a physiological context, is a misnomer and misleading. Physiologically, the term means only glucose in the blood. Other sugars are present, sometimes in more than trace amounts, but only glucose serves as a controlling signal … Wikipedia
Blood plasma — is the straw colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid (all body fluid outside of… … Wikipedia
