arteriologyn.
/ɑːˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ɑrˌtɪriˈɑlədʒi/ Anatomy. rare.
A branch of anatomy dealing with the arteries. Also: a description or illustration of arteries; a system of arteries.
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1740 B. Martin Bibliotheca Technologica (ed. 2) 386 Arteriology exhibits a View of the Doctrine of the Arteries.
1787 J. Hunt Observ. Circulation of Blood iii. 23 The principal improvement that modern anatomists have made in the doctrine of Arteriology, consists in a clear investigation of the true form of the arteries.
1830 London Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 5 329 The arteriology is a still more interesting plate to the practical surgeon and anatomical student.
1974 in J. Pallidini & B. Dubin Roll your Own 170 We dream of paranoia-free cities where silent solar-powered mass transit slips effortlessly down curving networks, coursing like the arteriology of the human body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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