arteriola
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillariesSynonyms: arteriolecapillary arteryType of artery, arteria
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ar·te′ri·o′la (…), Ar·te′ri·ole (…), noun
Origin: NL. arteriola, dim. of L. arteria: cf. F. artériole.
A small artery with a muscular wall.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC