Arteriola

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arteriola \Ar*te`ri*o"la\, Arteriole \Ar*te"ri*ole\, n. [NL.
     arteriola, dim. of L. arteria: cf. F. art['e]riole.]
     A small artery with a muscular wall.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  arteriola
       n : one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in
           capillaries [syn: {arteriole}, {capillary artery}]