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arteriolar

arteriolar

8.9
Relating to small blood vessels that are like tiny arteries
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːrtəˈriːələr/
  • Specialized
: arteriolar
  • The doctor explained that the arteriolar narrowing could lead to high blood pressure.

Examples

  • The vasculature of the cremaster muscle consists of a series of arteriolar and venular branches, with each successive branch being a different order of vein or artery (Figure 1).

    Academic text (2015)

  • In summary, the widespread statistical equivalence of arteriolar and venular diameters seen throughout our observation is consistent with the transient effects of the spray.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Research has shown that inflammation can affect arteriolar function in patients with diabetes.

  • Changes in arteriolar resistance play a crucial role in regulating blood flow to the organs.

Synonyms

microvascular
vsarteriolar
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Relating to tiny blood vessels in the body

highlights small arterial branches instead of just tiny vessels like capillaries
microcirculatory
vsarteriolar
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Connected with blood flow in the smallest blood vessels like capillaries

focuses on small arterial branches rather than on general small vessel circulation

Surface Forms

arteriolar positive

Morphology

arteriolar = arteriole (transparent) = arteriole + ar

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ar' to 'arteriole' yielding 'relating to arterioles', a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Arteriolar comes from artery plus the small ending -iole, which means 'small'. So arteriolar simply means 'relating to small arteries' or the tiny branches of an artery.