arteriola
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arteriola
[ahr-te″re-o´lah] (pl. arterio´lae) (L.)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]
arteriola
/ar·te·ri·o·la/ (ahr-tēr″e-o´lah) pl. arterio´lae [L.] arteriole.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] .
Synonym(s): arteriola [TA] .
arteriola
pl. arteriolae [L.] arteriole.
arteriola rectae renis
branches of the efferent juxtamedullary glomerular arterioles of the kidney that supply the renal medulla. Called also straight arterioles.