VASOCONSTRICTION

Meaning of VASOCONSTRICTION in English

■ noun the constriction of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.

Derivatives

vasoconstrictive adjective

vasoconstrictor noun

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VASOCONSTRICTION — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1899 narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VASOCONSTRICTION — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vas- + constriction : narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels especially as a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTION — /vas'oh keuhn strik"sheuhn, vay'zoh-/ , n. Physiol. constriction of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTION — n. constriction of blood vessels
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VASOCONSTRICTION — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1899 : narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VASOCONSTRICTION — [va.so.con.stric.tion] n [ISV] (1899): narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels esp. as a result of vasomotor action
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VASOCONSTRICTION — vasoconstriction BrE AmE ˌveɪz ə ʊ kən ˈstrɪk ʃ ə n § -kɒnˈ•- AmE ˌ•oʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTION — / ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃn; NAmE -zoʊ-/ noun [ U ] ( biology or medical ) a process in which blood vessels become …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTION — Narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contracting of the muscular wall of the vessels. The opposite of vasodilation.
English Dictionary of Medicine
VASOCONSTRICTION — Вазоконстрикция
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VASOCONSTRICTION — сужение сосудов
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VASOCONSTRICTION — сужение сосудов
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VASOCONSTRICTION — вазоконстрикция, сужение кровеносных сосудов
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
VASOCONSTRICTION — vasoconstrictor вазоконстриктор
English-Russian vocab
VASOCONSTRICTION — n. Pronunciation: -k ə n- ' strik-sh ə n Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1899 : narrowing of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTION — вазоконстрикция
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VASOCONSTRICTOR — noun Date: 1877 an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VASOCONSTRICTIVE — adjective Date: 1890 inducing vasoconstriction
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ALPHA-RECEPTOR — noun Date: 1961 any of a group of receptors that are present on cell surfaces of some effector organs and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRIPTAN — ˈtripˌtan, -_tən noun ( -s ) Etymology: -triptan (as in sumatriptan — (herein) : any of a class of drugs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALPHA-RECEPTOR — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : any of a group of receptors that are postulated to exist on cell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTOR — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vas- + constrictor : an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTIVE — “+ adjective Etymology: vas- + constrictive : inducing vasoconstriction
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESSOR — ˈpresə(r) adjective Etymology: Late Latin, one that presses, from Latin pressus (past participle of premere to press) + -or : …
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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM — noun 1. : a part of the vertebrate nervous system that innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glandular tissues, governs …
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VASOCONSTRICTOR — /vas'oh keuhn strik"teuhr, vay'zoh-/ , n. Physiol., Pharm. a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction. [ 1875-80; VASO- + CONSTRICTOR …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VASOCONSTRICTIVE — /vas'oh keuhn strik"tiv, vay'zoh-/ , adj. Physiol. causing vasoconstriction. [ 1885-90; VASO- + CONSTRICTIVE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESSOR — /pres"euhr/ , adj. Physiol. causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction. [ 1885-90; attributive use of LL pressor presser, …
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ISCHEMIA — — ischemic /i skee"mik, -skem"ik/ , adj. /i skee"mee euh/ , n. Pathol. local deficiency of blood supply produced by …
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ALPHA RECEPTOR — a site on a cell that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls vasoconstriction, intestinal relaxation, pupil dilation, and other …
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VASOCONSTRICTOR — noun Date: 1877 : an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VASOCONSTRICTIVE — adjective Date: 1890 : inducing vasoconstriction
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