vasoconstriction
pronunciation
How to pronounce vasoconstriction in British English:
UK [ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃn]
How to pronounce vasoconstriction in American English:
US [ˌveɪzoʊkənˈstrɪkʃn]
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- Noun:
- decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
Word Origin
- vasoconstriction (n.)
- 1899, from comb. form of vas + constriction.
Example
- 1. Both acute or chronic hypoxia can cause vasoconstriction and vasoconstriction increase .
- 2. Nicotine causes vasoconstriction , a narrowing of the blood vessels that can limit oxygen-rich blood flow to the tiny vessels in the face or other parts of the body .
- 3. Adventitia removal promoted the neointima formation and decreased vasoconstriction of the carotid artery , indicating that the adventitia is involved in the regulation of vascular remodeling and vasoconstriction .
- 4. Vasoconstriction due to prostaglandins uterine blood flow .
- 5. Augmented cardiopulmonary and integrative sympathetic baroreflexes but attenuated peripheral vasoconstriction with age .