"vasoconstriction" meaning in English

See vasoconstriction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/, /ˌvæsəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Gt59514-vasoconstriction.wav [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-vasoconstriction.wav [General-American] Forms: vasoconstrictions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English vasoconstriction From vaso- + constriction. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|vaso-|constriction|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. 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data-title="vasoconstriction"> From vaso- + constriction. 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  1. (physiology) Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: arterioconstriction, venoconstriction Related terms: vasoactive § Related terms Translations (constriction of a blood vessel): vazokonstrikce [feminine] (Czech), vasoconstrictie [feminine] (Dutch), verisuonten supistuminen (Finnish), vasoconstriction [feminine] (French), αγγειοσυστολή (angeiosystolí) [feminine] (Greek), æðaþrenging [feminine] (Icelandic), æðasamdráttur [masculine] (Icelandic), vasokonstriksi (Indonesian), pemvasocerutan (Malay), vasoconstrição [feminine] (Portuguese), вазоконстрикция (vazokonstrikcija) [feminine] (Russian), vasoconstricción [feminine] (Spanish), vasokonstriktion [common-gender] (Swedish), sự co mạch (Vietnamese)

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      "sense": "constriction of a blood vessel",
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