ARTERIOLE


Meaning of ARTERIOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ är-ˈtir-ē-ˌōl ]

noun

Etymology: French or New Latin; French artériole, probably from New Latin arteriola, diminutive of Latin arteria

Date: 1830

: any of the small terminal twigs of an artery that ends in capillaries

• ar·te·ri·o·lar -ˌtir-ē-ˈō-ˌlär, -lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.