metarteriole


met·ar·te·ri·ole

(met'ar-tēr'ē-ōl), One of the small peripheral blood vessels between the arterioles and the true capillaries that contain scattered groups of smooth muscle fibers in their walls. [meta- + arteriole]

metarteriole

A small blood vessel arising in an arteriole, which passes through a capillary network and empties into a venule.

met·ar·te·ri·ole

(met'ahr-tēr'ē-ōl) One of the small peripheral blood vessels between the arterioles and the true capillaries that contain scattered groups of smooth muscle fibers in their walls. [meta- + arteriole]