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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arteriole /ɑːˈtɪərɪəʊl/

▶noun Anatomy a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.

– derivatives
arteriolar adjective.

– origin C19: from Fr. artériole, dimin. of artère (see artery).

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