vasomotor

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ motor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Adjective

vasomotor (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

Synonyms

• vasomotoric

Derived terms

• vasomotor angina
• vasomotor centre
• vasomotor nerve
• vasomotor rhinitis
• vasomotor symptoms

 

Related terms

• See vasoactive § Related terms

Translations

pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels

• Finnish: vasomotorinen
• Italian: vasomotore, vasomotorio
• Portuguese: vasomotor m

See also

• angiotensin

Spanish

Adjective

vasomotor (feminine vasomotora, masculine plural vasomotores, feminine plural vasomotoras)

1. vasomotor

Further reading

• “vasomotor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014