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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

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arteriole Scientific  
/ är-tîr′ē-ōl′ /

  1. Any of the smaller branches of an artery, especially one that connects with a capillary.

Other Word Forms

  • arteriolar adjective

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

Blood capillaries are found beneath the dermis, and are linked to an arteriole and a venule.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The myogenic response is a localized process that serves to stabilize blood flow in the capillary network that follows that arteriole.

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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