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細動脈 (さいどうみゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

細さい動どう脈みゃく

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Meanings

1

arteriole

Medical term for a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.

細さい動どう脈みゃくは毛もう細さい血けっ管かんに血けつ液えきを送おくる小ちいさな血けっ管

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Arterioles are small blood vessels that deliver blood to capillaries.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
動move, motion, change
脈vein, pulse, hope

Related words

動どう脈みゃく
動脈 is a general artery, while 細動脈 specifically refers to the smaller arterioles.
毛もう細さい血けっ管かん
毛細血管 are capillaries, the smallest blood vessels; 細動脈 are the slightly larger vessels that feed into them.

Built from

細さい動どう+脈みゃく

Etymology

Compound of 細 (small, fine) and 動脈 (artery), directly describing a small artery.