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arteriole

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arteriola, capillary artery

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel

History

Etymology

From French artériole, from Latin arteriola, from Latin artēria.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arteriola — arteriole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微動脈 /微动脉 (wēidòngmài) — arteriole
  • Czech: tepénka — arteriole
  • Czech: arteriola — arteriole
  • Danish: arteriol — arteriole
  • French: artériole — arteriole
  • Ido: arterieto — arteriole
  • Japanese: 細動脈 (saidōmyaku) — arteriole
  • Northern Kurdish: xwînberok — arteriole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arteriol — arteriole
  • Polish: tętniczka — arteriole
  • Polish: arteriola — arteriole
  • Portuguese: arteríola — arteriole
  • Russian: артериола (arteriola) — arteriole