vasospasm

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ spasm

Noun

vasospasm (countable and uncountable, plural vasospasms)

1. Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.

Related terms

• vasospasmic
• vasospastic

Translations

spasm of the blood vessels

• Catalan: angiospasme (ca) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Czech: vazospasmus m
• Spanish: vasoespasmo m