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Definition of Arteriole
1. Noun. One of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries.
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Derivative terms: Arteriolar, Arteriolar
Definition of Arteriole
1. n. A small artery.
Definition of Arteriole
1. Noun. (anatomy) One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arteriole
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Arteriole
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteriole
Literary usage of Arteriole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomical Names: Especially the Basle Nomina Anatomica ("BNA") by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... nasalis retinae inferior—96:31 = Inferior nasal arteriole [or venule] of ...
Inferior temporal arteriole [or venule] of retina — temporalis retinae ..."
2. A Study of the human blood-vessels in health and disease: A Supplement to by Arthur Vincent Meigs (1907)
"19 represents an arteriole in the peduncle which attached a small fatty tumor to
... The vessel has three coats like any normal arteriole, and the muscular ..."
3. Elements of histology by Edward Klein, John Sydney Edkins (1898)
"The papilla has a capillary loop, or rather a minute arteriole, a capillary loop,
and a descending vein, and the fibrous tissue of the hair-sac possesses ..."
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