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postarteriole

postarteriole adjective: situated after the arterioles (used especially of the capillaries).

Adjective

postarteriole (not comparable)

  1. Situated after the arterioles (used especially of the capillaries)

Origin of postarteriole

From post- + arteriole.

Questions about postarteriole

What does postarteriole mean?
Postarteriole means situated after the arterioles (used especially of the capillaries).
What part of speech is postarteriole?
Postarteriole is an adjective.

Words near postarteriole in the dictionary

  1. postarcuate
  2. postarrest
  3. postarrhythmic
  4. postarsphenamine
  5. postarteriolar
  6. postarteriole
  7. postarthritic
  8. postarthroplasty
  9. postarthroscopic
  10. postarticular
  11. postarticulatory

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