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noun

arteriole

one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries

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Six example sentences with arteriole, each labelled with its topic.

  • The drug relaxes each arteriole, widening the narrow channels so blood pressure drops within twenty minutes of the first dose.

    Medicine

  • Cold plunges clamp every arteriole in the fingers, which is why hands go white before the shivering starts.

    Fitness

  • Under the microscope a single arteriole branched again and again until the vessels were barely wider than one red cell.

    Science

  • Embarrassment opens every arteriole in the cheeks at once, so a blush arrives before the person can hide it.

    Psychology

  • The new retinal camera resolves a single arteriole, letting a clinic photograph vessels that once needed a microscope.

    Technology

  • Trekkers' heads pound at high altitude because each arteriole in the brain widens to pull more oxygen from thin air.

    Travel

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