arteri-

English

Etymology

Either from the Latin artēria or directly from its etymon, the Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, “trachea”, “artery”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärtîʹrĭ, IPA^(key): /ɑːˈtɪəɹɪ/
• (US) enPR: ärtîʹri, IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈtɪɹi/

Prefix

arteri-

1. (chiefly medicine) artery
   1. (forming uncomparable adjectives) arterial (and)
   2. (forming countable nouns) of an artery or of arteries

Derived terms

artery

• arteriocapillary
• arterio-contractile (physiology, obsolete)
• arteriogram (medicine)
• arteriography →
  • arteriographic (medicine) →
    • arteriographically
• arteriohepatic
• arteriology (anatomy, rare)
• arterio-muscular (rare)
• arteriosclerosis (medicine)
• arteriosclerotic (medicine)
• arteriospasm
• arteriovenous (medicine) →
  • arteriovenous anastomosis (medicine and physiology)
• endarteriectomy (surgery)
• thrombendarteriectomy (surgery)

Related terms

terms ultimately deriving from ἀρτηρία (artēria, “trachea”, “artery”) but not formed with this prefix

• arteriac (obsolete)
• arteriacal (obsolete, rare)
• arterial →
  • arterial road
• arterialize (medicine) →
  • arterialization
  • arterialized
• arteriole (anatomy) →
  • arteriolar (anatomy)
• arteriose (medicine, obsolete, rare)
• arteriotomy (medicine) →
  • arteriotomist (obsolete, rare)
• arterious (medicine, now rare and historical) →
  • arterious duct (obsolete)
• arteritis (medicine) →
  • arteritic (medicine)
  • endarteritis (pathology) →
    • endarteritic
• artery (chiefly medicine) →
  • arterize (obsolete, rare) →
    • arterizing (obsolete, rare)
  • artery-clogging
  • asper artery (anatomy, obsolete)
  • rough artery (anatomy)
  • sharp artery (anatomy, obsolete)

References

• “arterio-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Sept. 2008]

Anagrams

• 'Arriet, artier, irater