Medical term:

metarteriole



met·ar·te·ri·ole

(met'ar-tēr'ē-ōl),
One of the small peripheral blood vessels between the arterioles and the true capillaries that contain scattered groups of smooth muscle fibers in their walls.
[meta- + arteriole]
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metarteriole

A small blood vessel arising in an arteriole, which passes through a capillary network and empties into a venule.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

met·ar·te·ri·ole

(met'ahr-tēr'ē-ōl)
One of the small peripheral blood vessels between the arterioles and the true capillaries that contain scattered groups of smooth muscle fibers in their walls.
[meta- + arteriole]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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