vasoconstriction
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Etymology
From vaso- + constriction.
Noun
vasoconstriction (countable and uncountable, plural vasoconstrictions)
- (physiology) Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
- Antonym: vasodilation
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Translations
constriction of a blood vessel
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Pronunciation
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Noun
vasoconstriction f (plural vasoconstrictions)
Further reading
- “vasoconstriction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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