arteriole
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- arteriolar adjective
Etymology
Origin of arteriole
1830–40; < New Latin artēriola, equivalent to Latin artēri ( a ) artery + -ola -ole 1
Vocabulary lists containing arteriole
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
In addition to muscle and connective tissue to support its structure, each villus contains a capillary bed composed of one arteriole and one venule, as well as a lymphatic capillary called a lacteal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
When it is, an arteriole can expand by as much as 150 percent.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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