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arteriole

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 279 words | Copyright

arteriole (ar-teer-i-ohl) n. a small branch of an artery, leading into many smaller vessels – the capillaries. By their constriction and dilation, under the regulation of the sympathetic nervous system, arterioles are the principal controllers of blood flow and pressure.

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