arteriola

arteriola

 [ahr-te″re-o´lah] (pl. arterio´lae) (L.)

arteriole.

arterio´lae rec´tae re´nis vasa recta.

ar·te·ri·ole

(ar-tēr'ē-ōl), [TA]

A minute artery with a tunica media comprising only one or two layers of smooth muscle cells; a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network.

Synonym(s): arteriola [TA]

ar·te·ri·ole

(ahr-tēr'ē-ōl) [TA]

A minute artery with a tunica media comprising only one or two layers of smooth muscle cells; a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network.
Synonym(s): arteriola [TA] .