| arterial spider | spider angioma |
|---|---|
| arterial switch operation | Operation for complete transposition of the great arteries; the most common way to repair this defect consists of switching the aorta and pulmonary arteries and implanting the coronary arteries into the neoaorta (the original pulmonary artery). (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial tension | The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arterial thoracic outlet syndrome | <syndrome> A rare disorder due to compression of the subclavian artery (with resultant poststenotic dilation) by a fully formed cervical rib; thrombi form in the dilated distal arterial segment, and distal limb ischemia may occur due to thromboembolic events. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial transfusion | Direct transfusion from an artery of the donor into an artery of the receptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial vein | <anatomy, vein> So called because it ramifies like an artery (portal vein) or because, while proceeding from the heart like an artery, it contains unoxygenated blood, like a vein (pulmonary artery). Synonym: vena arteriosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial wave | A wave in the jugular phlebogram due to transmission of carotid artery pulsation. B wave, the initial positive deflection in the electroretinogram, possibly arising from the inner nuclear layer of the retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterialization | <physiology> The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved. Synonym: aeration and haematosis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| arterialize | To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial. Origin: Arterialized; Arterializing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |