Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0405 short lesson, about 20 seconds
arteriol/o: Arteriole
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The idea
The combining form arteriol slash o names an arteriole, a small branch of an artery.
In practice
Arterioles are the smallest arteries, leading into capillaries.
Where people slip
The added ol marks a smaller version of the structure.
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