[a. Gr. ἀρτηριο-.] Comb. form of artery, arterial; as in arterio-capillary, etc.
1836–9. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., II. 772/1. The left side of the heart, which is, in the hibernating animal … only arterio-contractile.
1880. Syd. Soc. Lex., Arteriovenous murmur … where there is a communication between a large artery and a vein.
