| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| arteriole |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·te·ri·ole |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är-tîr  - l |
| NOUN: | One of the small terminal branches of an artery, especially one that connects with a capillary. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin arteriola, diminutive of Latin artria, artery, from Greek artri . See wer-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ar·teri·olar (-l r, --lr) —ADJECTIVE
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