arterial blood vessel vs artery

arterial blood vessel and artery both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arterial blood vessel	Yes	No	No	No
artery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arterial blood vessel and artery are synonyms defined as:

arterial blood vessel and artery: a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

Other synonyms of arterial blood vessel include arteria.

arterial blood vessel (noun)	artery (noun)
a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body	a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
	a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body