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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

Once the efferent arteriole exits the glomerulus, it forms the peritubular capillary network, which surrounds and interacts with parts of the renal tubule.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Blood capillaries are found beneath the dermis, and are linked to an arteriole and a venule.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

When this sudden systemic arteriole spasm extends to the coronary vessels in a heart whose walls are diseased, a fatal attack of angina with the heart full of blood may be induced.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz


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