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nouna blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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- mummification (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
- oximeter a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood
- arteriosclerosis sclerosis of the arterial walls
- atherosclerosis a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
- anoxia severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
- induration of the arteries sclerosis of the arterial walls
- vasopressor any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
- anoxemia abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood
- pulmonary vein any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
- coronary-artery disease sclerosis of the arterial walls