Definition that contains arterial blood
- oximeter a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood
- anoxia severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
- arterialise change venous blood into arterial blood
- left ventricle the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
- pulmonary vein any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
- anoxemia abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood
- rheometer an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood)
- vena pulmonalis any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
- arterialize change venous blood into arterial blood
- arterial blood gases measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases