venoconstriction

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venoconstriction (usually uncountable, plural venoconstrictions)

  1. Vasoconstriction of a vein.
    • 1923 May 1, W. H. Manwaring, W. O. French, Selling Brill, “Hepatic Reactions in Anaphylaxis”, in The Journal of Immunology, volume 8, number 3, page 211:
      Whether or not there is in addition an active hepatic venoconstriction cannot be determined by our method.
    • 1995, Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease, page 421:
      During 1.5% inhaled isoflurane, the baroreflex and the hypoxia-mediated reflex mesenteric venoconstrictions were preserved in hypertensive animals, whereas these responses were significantly attenuated by isoflurane in normotensive animals.

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