arteriole

noun

noun

Etymology From French artériole, from Latin arteriola, from Latin artēria.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.

Synonyms: arteriola, capillary artery
Derived terms: arteriolar, arteriolopathy, efferent arteriole, metarteriole, microarteriole, postarteriole

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