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arteriac

arteriac adjective: of or pertaining to the arteries; arterial.

Adjective

arteriac (not comparable)

  1. (dated, nonstandard, possibly, rare) Of or pertaining to the arteries; arterial.
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Origin of arteriac

Borrowed from Latin arteriacus, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηριακός (artēriakós). By surface analysis, artery + -ac.

Questions about arteriac

What does arteriac mean?
Arteriac means of or pertaining to the arteries; arterial.
What part of speech is arteriac?
Arteriac is an adjective.

Words near arteriac in the dictionary

  1. arterectomy
  2. arterenol
  3. arteri-
  4. arteria
  5. arteria innominata
  6. arteriac
  7. arteriae
  8. arterial
  9. arterial blood gas
  10. arterial blood gases
  11. arterial line

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