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Satellite :: Satellite (a.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries..

Mammary :: Mammary (a.) Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins..

Transfuse :: Transfuse (v. t.) To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of one man or animal to those of another..

Sanguiferous :: Sanguiferous (a.) Conveying blood; as, sanguiferous vessels, i. e., the arteries, veins, capillaries..

Throb :: Throb (n.) A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:.

Meander :: Meander (n.) A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries..

Arterial :: Arterial (a.) Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as, arterial action; the arterial system..

Pressor :: Pressor (a.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor..

Capillary :: Capillary (n.) A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels..

Intercarotid :: Intercarotid (a.) Situated between the external and internal carotid arteries; as, an intercarotid ganglion..

Extravasate :: Extravasate (v. t.) To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood..

Helicine :: Helicine (a.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis.

Hemadromometry :: Hemadromometry (n.) The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood circulates in the arteries; haemotachometry.

Hemorrhoidal :: Hemorrhoidal (a.) Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves..

Circumflex :: Circumflex (a.) Curved circularly; -- applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts..

Crural :: Crural (a.) Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts called crura; as, the crural arteries; crural arch; crural canal; crural ring..

Carotid :: Carotid (n.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [See Illust. of Aorta.].

Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage..

Arteriology :: Arteriology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.

Atheroma :: Atheroma (n.) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.

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