arterial

Meanings

• noun

  A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with arterial
perennial , miserable , capable

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Variants

List of all variants of arterial that leads to same result
arterial , arterially , arterials , intra-arterial , intra-arterially

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Etymology

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From Latin arteria, from arter, to nourish or set in motion.

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Trivia

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1. The longest artery in the human body is the aorta, which is about the length of a football field.

2. The walls of arteries have a special layer called the tunica intima, which helps prevent blood clots from forming.

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Related Concepts

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1. vein: Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

2. capillary: Capillaries are the smallest type of blood vessels, where the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and body cells occurs.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'arterial' is used metaphorically to describe something that is essential or vital to the functioning of a system. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the 'Green Light' across the water represents an 'arterial' desire that keeps drawing the characters towards it.

How to Memorize "arterial"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an artery as a large, muscular tube carrying blood away from the heart.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'arterial' with the word 'nourishment' or 'vitality' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away' to remember the order of the parts of the circulatory system: Arteries, Anatomy, Apple, Doctor, Away.

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