arterio-contractile

Meaning

Adjective

Undergoing contraction due to stimulation by arterial blood.

Origin

arteri- + -o-. in the paper “”. Despite the initial uptake of this term, it failed to thrive, and is unattested beyond 1835, a mere three years after its coining.

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