adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
adj
(pathology) Relating to the aorta and the aortic annulus
adj
(of a route, road or street) Major, important.
adj
(medicine) Relating to, or communicating between two arteries.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the capillaries.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an arteriole
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to the arterioles and the veins
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and veins.
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(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
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Obsolete form of artery. [(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.]
n
Obsolete form of artery. [(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.]
adj
(medicine, cardiology) Affecting two leaflets; especially, affecting both leaflets of the mitral valve.
n
(physiology) Any of many reticulated network of capillaries that supply blood to the organs inside the body.
adj
Relating to the capillitium.
adj
Relating to, or affecting the heart, face and skin (or hair)
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
adj
(anatomy) cardiovascular and cerebral
n
(physiology) The circulation of blood within the brain
n
(medicine) A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Within an artery; relating to the intima of an artery.
n
(anatomy) The lining of an artery.
n
Alternative form of end artery [(anatomy) An artery that is the only supply of oxygenated blood to a tissue or organ]
adj
Alternative form of endarterial [(anatomy) Within an artery; relating to the intima of an artery.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an internal capillary, especially to one in a glomerulus of the kidney
adj
(anatomy) That has both a digestive and a circulatory function
n
(anatomy, mostly plural) Any of the large vessels that bring blood to and from the heart, i.e. the superior and inferior vena cava, the pulmonary arteries and veins, and the aorta.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to branches of different arteries
adj
Within (or into) an artery
adj
Occurring within the kidneys
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(anatomy) Adjacent to a capillary.
adj
(anatomy) Near, or adjoining a renal glomerulus.
n
(anatomy) A new layer of arterial intima, especially that formed on a prosthesis
n
(anatomy) One of several muscles located in the ventricles of the heart and preventing the atrioventricular valves from prolapsing on systole.
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(anatomy) Around the artery.
adv
Around the portal vein.
n
(anatomy) Any of a network of small blood vessels that are located around the nephrons in the kidney.
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(medicine) Surrounding a vein.
adj
(anatomy, of an arteriole or venule) preceding (on the arterial side of) a capillary
n
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.
n
(anatomy) Any small drop of blood seen as a spot in sections of the brain.
adv
(medicine) In terms of renal medicine; with respect to, or via the kidneys.
n
(anatomy) A network of blood vessels or nerves.
adj
Alternative form of saphenous [(anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to any of several channels (the sinusoids) through which venous blood passes in various organs.
adj
(of a road) Connecting to an arterial road
adj
Of or pertaining to Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666–1723), Italian anatomist.
adj
(medicine, biology) Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the valves of the heart and the arteries
adj
(anatomy) Relating to capillaries and other blood vessels
n
Any of the smaller veins in the heart, especially those connecting with capillaries.
adj
Relating to veins and arteries.
adj
Relating to veins and arterioles
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A venous sinus, especially a dural venous sinus (but see usage notes).
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to venules.
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