arteriole

See also: artériole

English

Etymology

From French artériole, from Latin arteriola, from Latin artēria.

Noun

arteriole (plural arterioles)

(anatomy) One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.

Synonyms

arteriola
capillary artery

Derived terms

arteriolar

Translations

arteriole

Catalan: arteriola (ca) f
Czech: tepénka f, arteriola f
French: artériole (fr) f
Ido: arterieto (io)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: arteriol m
Polish: tętniczka f, arteriola f
Portuguese: arteríola f
Russian: артериола (ru) (arteriola)

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