Arteriolith

/ɑrˌtɪriəˈlɪθ/ noun

A stone or calcified deposit that forms inside a small artery (arteriole).

Compound from 'arteriole' + Greek 'lithos' (stone). The term combines the anatomical term for small arteries with the medical suffix indicating a stone-like deposit, used in medical literature since the 1800s.

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