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arteriole

American  
[ahr-teer-ee-ohl] / ɑrˈtɪər iˌoʊl /

noun

  1. Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.


arteriole British  
/ ɑːˈtɪərɪˌəʊl /

noun

  1. anatomy any of the small subdivisions of an artery that form thin-walled vessels ending in capillaries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

arteriole Scientific  
/ är-tîrē-ōl′ /
  1. Any of the smaller branches of an artery, especially one that connects with a capillary.


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Etymology

Origin of arteriole

1830–40; < New Latin artēriola, equivalent to Latin artēri ( a ) artery + -ola -ole 1

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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Such a deposition of layer upon layer of cells in an arteriole and the resulting fibrosis leads to the condition of disappearance of the lumen of the vessel, endarteritis obliterans.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

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