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arteriole

[ahr-teer-ee-ohl] / ɑrˈtɪər iˌoʊl /
NOUN
blood vessel
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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

This is the only portal system in which an arteriole is found between the first and second capillary beds.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Decreased blood pressure is also sensed by the granular cells in the afferent arteriole of the JGA.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson




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