arteriomotor

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adjective

Relating to (or causing) changes in diameter of an artery

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

adjectivearteriomotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to (or causing) changes in diameter of an artery

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  2. Latinartēria
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  4. Englisharteri-
  5. Englisharterio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtor
  11. Middle Englishmotour
  12. Englishmotor
  13. Englisharteriomotor

From arterio- + motor.

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APA

arteriomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriomotor

MLA

“arteriomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriomotor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arteriomotor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arteriomotor.

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