Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arteriole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ar-te-ri-ole
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.

Etymology

From French artériole, from Latin arteriola, from Latin artēria.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: arteriola, artēria

Inflected Forms

arterioles (plural)

Derived Forms

arteriolar arteriolopathy metarteriole microarteriole postarteriole

Phrases

efferent arteriole

Synonyms

arteriola capillary artery

Questions

What does arteriole mean?: One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
Where does arteriole come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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