ARTERIOLE

Ar *te "ri *ole, n. Etym: [NL. arteriola, dim. of L. arteria: cf. F.artériole.]

arteriole

ar te ri ole |ärˈti (ə )rēˌōl ɑrˈtɪriˌoʊl | ▶noun Anatomy a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. DERIVATIVES ar te ri o lar |ärˌti (ə )rēˈōlər |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French artériole, diminutive of artère (see artery ).

arteriole

arteriole |ɑːˈtɪərɪəʊl | ▶noun Anatomy a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. DERIVATIVES arteriolar |ɑːtɪərɪˈəʊlə |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French artériole, diminutive of artère (see artery ).

Arteriole

Ar te ri o le Substantiv, feminin Anatomie , die |Arteri o le |die Arteriole; Genitiv: der Arteriole, Plural: die Arteriolen neulateinisch Verkleinerungsform von lateinisch arteria, Arterie kleinste Arterie, die sich in die Kapillaren 1 verzweigt