arterious, a. arch.
(ɑːˈtɪərɪəs)
[f. L. artēri-a + -ous.]
= arterial.
| 1634 T. Johnson tr. Parey's Chirurg. ix. iv. (1678) 217 Large effusion of..arterious blood. [1656 Blount Glossogr., Arterious, full of arteries.] 1713 Cheselden Anat. iii. xv. (1726) 246 The cut orifices of the arterious and venous vessels. 1819 Rees Encycl. s.v., If any arterious trunk were accidentally compressed. |