ARTERIAL

ARTERIAL, or Arterious,in Anatomy, something that relates to the Arteries. See ARTERY. The arterial Blood is supposed more warm, florid, and spirituous than the venal. See BLOOD. The Ancients gave the Name Vena Arteriosa, to the Tube or Canal whereby the Blood passes from the right Ventricle of the Heart to the Lungs, as supposing it of an intermediate Nature and Office, between an Artery and a Vein —The Moderns finding it a real Artery, call it the Pulmonary Artery. See PULMONARY. The Canalis Arteriosus,is a Tube in the Heart of a Fetus; which with the Foramen Ovale, serves to maintain the Circulation of the Blood, and divert it from the Lungs. See Canalis Arteriosus, Fetus, Circulation, and Foramen Ovale.