arteriole
pronunciation
How to pronounce arteriole in British English:
UK [ɑ:ˈtɪəriəʊl]
How to pronounce arteriole in American English:
US [ɑrˈtɪrioʊl]
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- Noun:
- one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
Word Origin
- arteriole (n.)
- "small artery," by 1808, from Modern Latin arteriola, diminutive of arteria (see artery).
Example
- 1. D to cultivate the smooth muscle cell of rat arteriole .
- 2. Arteriole end - blood pressure is higher than osmotic pressure substances pressed out to the tissue cells .
- 3. Depressor nerve discharge and the regulation of arteriole blood pressure .
- 4. Note also the markedly thickened arteriole at the lower right which is typical for the hyaline arteriolosclerosis that is seen in diabetic kidneys as well .
- 5. The hyperplasia of pulmonary arteriole wall during pulmonary hypertension can be interfered by calcium channel blocking and aspirin .