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arteriola ThesaurusNoun | 1. | arteriola - one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillariesarteriole, capillary arteryarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | EncyclopediaSeearteriolearteriola
arteriola [ahr-te″re-o´lah] (pl. arterio´lae) (L.) arteriole.arterio´lae rec´tae re´nis vasa recta.ar·te·ri·ole (ar-tēr'ē-ōl), [TA] A minute artery with a tunica media comprising only one or two layers of smooth muscle cells; a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network. Synonym(s): arteriola [TA]ar·te·ri·ole (ahr-tēr'ē-ōl) [TA] A minute artery with a tunica media comprising only one or two layers of smooth muscle cells; a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network. Synonym(s): arteriola [TA] . arteriola Related to arteriola: arteriofibrosisSynonyms for arteriolanoun one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillariesSynonyms- arteriole
- capillary artery
Related Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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