"vasoconstrict" meaning in English

See vasoconstrict in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: vasoconstricts [present, singular, third-person], vasoconstricting [participle, present], vasoconstricted [participle, past], vasoconstricted [past]
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  1. (ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction. Tags: ambitransitive

Inflected forms

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