constriction of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve
Word origin
[1895–1900; vaso- + constriction]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutback, flamenco, frame of reference, freewheel, slapstickvaso- is a combining form meaning “vessel,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix vaso- include: vasoactive, vasodilatation, vasomotor, vasospasm, vasotonic
Examples of 'vasoconstriction' in a sentence
vasoconstriction
This cutaneous vasoconstriction will eventually turn me blue.