French Conversation · Level 71
60 words
French word
artériel
Pronunciation
IPA/aʁteʁjɛl/
Meaning
- adjectivearterial
Example
Il y a une hémorragie artérielle.
There is an arterial hemorrhage.
More examples
La pression artérielle augmente pendant l'effort.
Blood pressure rises during exercise.
Core concept
The heart-to-body side of circulation, marked by arteries rather than veins.
Common phrases
pression artérielle
blood pressure
sang artériel
arterial blood
Similar words
veineux: Relating to or characteristic of the veins.
Definition in French
Décrit quelque chose propre aux artères, par opposition aux veines.
Word origin
Artériel comes from Latin arterialis, an adjective formed from arteria, meaning artery, with the suffix -alis.
Usage tips
- Artériel agrees with the noun, giving artérielle in the feminine and artériels or artérielles in the plural.
Related words
- artèrearterynoun