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