Meanings
nounarteriole (plural arterioles)
plural arterioles
- anatomyOne of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
Synonyms: arteriola, capillary artery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
Similar
arteriolacapillary artery
More synonyms by meaning
nounone of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries
Similar
arteriolacapillary artery
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan arteriola
- arteriolaarteriole
Chinese Mandarin 微動脈 /微动脉
- 微動脈 /微动脉 (wēidòngmài)arteriole
Czech tepénka, arteriola
- tepénkaarteriole
- arteriolaarteriole
Danish arteriol
- arteriolarteriole
French artériole
- artériolearteriole
Japanese 細動脈
- 細動脈 (saidōmyaku)arteriole
Norwegian Bokmål arteriol
- arteriolarteriole
Polish tętniczka, arteriola
- tętniczkaarteriole
- arteriolaarteriole
Portuguese arteríola
- arteríolaarteriole
Russian артериола
- артериола (arteriola)arteriole
Cite this entry
APA
arteriole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriole
MLA
“arteriole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arteriole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriole.
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