Arteriole

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
  2. 2
    one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries wordnet

Etymology

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

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