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Definition 2024
arteri-
arteri-
English
Prefix
arteri-
- (chiefly medicine) artery
- (forming uncomparable adjectives) arterial (and)
- (forming countable nouns) of an artery or of arteries
Derived terms
artery
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Related terms
terms ultimately deriving from ἀρτηρία (artēria, “trachea”, “artery”) but not formed with this prefix
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References
- “arterio-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Sept. 2008]