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vaso-dilation
vaso-dilation n. 
/ˌveɪzə(ʊ)dᵻˈleɪʃn/, /ˌvasə(ʊ)dʌɪˈleɪʃn/, /ˌvasə(ʊ)dᵻˈleɪʃn/, /ˌvæsoʊˌdaɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Brit. /ˌveɪzə(ʊ)dʌɪˈleɪʃn/
, /ˌveɪzə(ʊ)dʌɪˈleɪʃn//ˌveɪzə(ʊ)dᵻˈleɪʃn//ˌvasə(ʊ)dʌɪˈleɪʃn//ˌvasə(ʊ)dᵻˈleɪʃn/U.S. /ˌveɪzoʊˌdaɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
, /ˌveɪzoʊˌdaɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n//ˌvæsoʊˌdaɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
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vaso-dilation1908
1908 Practitioner Aug. 348 The tourniquet is then released, the affected members then become bright red, owing to a sudden vasodilation.
1974 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. vi. 111 Beta-receptor activation causes a widening of small blood vessels (vasodilation).
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