ARTERIOLA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries

Synonyms:

arteriola; arteriole; capillary artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteriola" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Derivation:

arteriolar (of or relating to or involving arterioles)

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