HyperDic: arteriole

English > 1 sense of the word arteriole:
NOUNbodyarteriole, arteriola, capillary arteryone of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
English > arteriole: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningOne of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries.
Synonymsarteriola, capillary artery
Broaderartery, arteria, arterial blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
Spanisharteria capilar, arteriola
Catalanartèria capil·lar, arteriola
Adjectivesarteriolarof or relating to or involving arterioles

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