Arteriole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of the small terminal branches of an artery, especially one that connects with a capillary.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small artery.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arterial blood vessel    artery    arteria   
    Form
    arteriolar   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    capillary artery    arteriola   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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