vasoconstriction

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ constriction

Noun

vasoconstriction (countable and uncountable, plural vasoconstrictions)

1. (physiology) Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.

   Antonym: vasodilation

Related terms

• vasoconstrictive
• vasoconstrictor

Translations

constriction of a blood vessel

• Czech: vazokonstrikce f
• Finnish: verisuonten supistuminen
• Greek: αγγειοσυστολή (el) f (angeiosystolí)
• Icelandic: æðaþrenging f, æðasamdráttur m
• Portuguese: vasoconstrição (pt) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: вазоконстрикция (ru) f (vazokonstrikcija)
• Spanish: vasoconstricción f
• Swedish: vasokonstriktion (sv) c
• Vietnamese: sự co mạch

Further reading

• vasoconstriction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia