Ambient temperature is the term used to identify the surrounding or environmental temperature. It is the nature and tendency of all things to approach ambient temperature. If you are in a room, then the ambient temperature is the room temperature.
An arteriole is a small-diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries. Arterioles have muscular walls and are the primary site of vascular resistance. The greatest change in blood pressure and velocity of blood flow occurs at the transition of arterioles to capillaries.
Medical Definition of ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. : a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticityâcompare atherosclerosis. a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity â compare atherosclerosis. â arÂ·teÂ·rioÂ·scleÂ·rotÂ·ic \-Ërae-ËrÃ¤\ tik adjective or. Noun see arteriosclerosis defined For-english language. learners