efferent arteriole

noun

Any of the many minute blood vessels formed by the merging of the capillaries of the glomerulus that conduct blood away from it.

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Meanings

nounefferent arteriole (plural efferent arterioles)

plural efferent arterioles

  1. anatomyAny of the many minute blood vessels formed by the merging of the capillaries of the glomerulus that conduct blood away from it.
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