vasoconstriction

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V0035500 (vā′zō-kən-strĭk′shən)n. Constriction of a blood vessel, as by a nerve or drug.

vas′o·con·stric′tive adj.

vasoconstriction

(ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən) n (Physiology) the narrowing of the walls of blood vessels

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Noun

vasoconstriction - decrease in the diameter of blood vesselsconstriction - the action or process of compressing

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vasoconstriction

[vas″o-kon-strik´shun] decrease in the caliber of blood vessels. adj., adj vasoconstric´tive.

va·so·con·stric·tion

(vā'sō-kon-strik'shŭn, vas'ō-), Narrowing of the blood vessels.

vasoconstriction

(vā′zō-kən-strĭk′shən)n. Constriction of a blood vessel, as by a nerve or drug.

vas′o·con·stric′tive adj.

va·so·con·stric·tion

(vā'sō-kŏn-strik'shŭn) Reduction in the caliber of a blood vessel due to contraction of smooth muscle fibers in the tunica media leading to decreased blood flow to a part.

vasoconstriction

Active narrowing of small arteries as a result of contraction of the circular smooth muscle fibres in their walls. This severely reduces the flow of blood through them. Compare VASODILATATION.

vasoconstriction

a narrowing of the blood vessels, often in response to cold, which occurs through a contraction of INVOLUNTARY muscles in the walls of the vessels brought about by a stimulus from the sympathetic nervous system (see AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM).

Vasoconstriction

Constriction of a blood vessel.Mentioned in: Induction of Labor

va·so·con·stric·tion

(vā'sō-kŏn-strik'shŭn) Narrowing of blood vessels.

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noun decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

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