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ARTERIAL BLOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blood found in arteries
Example:
except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arterial blood" is a kind of...):
blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)
Context examples:
Its main purpose is to detect changes in the composition of arterial blood.
(Carotid Body, NCI Thesaurus)
Any of the synthetic analogues of vassopressin (ADH) with similar properties of the endogenous hormone, such as antidiuretic, increases arterial blood pressure and other neurological effects.
(Antidiuretic Hormone Analogue, NCI Thesaurus)
The X-ray examination of the arterial blood vessels.
(Arteriography, NCI Thesaurus)
They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system.
(Glucocorticoid, NCI Thesaurus)
Glucocorticoid Secretion Inhibition consists of interference with, or restraint of, activities involved in release into the bloodstream by the adrenal cortex of a class of steroid substances (glucocorticoids) that affect fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism (gluconeogenesis, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of blood sugar); inhibit corticotropin secretion; possess anti-inflammatory activity; and play a role in arterial blood pressure, connective tissue response to injury, reduction of circulating lymphocytes, and central nervous system function.
(Glucocorticoid Secretion Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)
Glucocorticoid Secretion Induction consists of initiation of activities involved in release into the bloodstream by the adrenal cortex of a class of steroid substances (glucocorticoids) that affect fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism (gluconeogenesis, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of blood sugar); inhibit corticotropin secretion; possess anti-inflammatory activity; and play a role in arterial blood pressure, connective tissue response to injury, reduction of circulating lymphocytes, and central nervous system function.
(Glucocorticoid Secretion Process, NCI Thesaurus)
A test to evaluate amount of oxygen taken up by arterial blood and expressed as a fraction of total oxygen of inspired air.
(Inspired Oxygen Fraction Test, NCI Thesaurus)
