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arteriole|ɑːˈtɪərɪəʊl| [ad. mod.L. artēriola, dim. of artēria artery; cf. F. artériole.] A minute or ultimate artery.
1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. III. 989/2 The branchial artery..giving off arterioles to the branchial laminæ. 1878Smithsonian Rep. 424 The arterioles of the muscles. |