metarteriole

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noun

An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.

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Meanings

nounmetarteriole (plural metarterioles)

plural metarterioles

  1. An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.

Origin

From meta- + arteriole.

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APA

metarteriole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarteriole

MLA

“metarteriole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarteriole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metarteriole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarteriole.

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