arteriole

Example Sentences

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Small arteries and arterioles in the limbs also relax over the course of pregnancy, enhancing blood flow and cooling.

From Science Magazine

The answer often lies in the smaller branches and twigs of the vascular system—arterioles and capillaries that deliver oxygen and nutrients to heart muscle.

From Scientific American

Raynaud’s affects parts of the body that have a characteristic circulatory pattern: a high density of direct connections between arterioles — small vessels that branch out from arteries — and venules, or small veins.

From New York Times

In second-impact syndrome, however, the arterioles malfunction, dilating and opening a flood that engorges the brain.

From US News

By contrast, the deeper insulated fibres in the white matter affected by a covert stroke are supplied by single, smaller vessels called arterioles.

From Nature