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Dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
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vasodilation
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n. dilation of the blood vessels
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Vasodilation (or vasodilatation ) refers to the widening of blood vessels . It results from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, in particular in the large veins , large arteries , and smaller arterioles . The process is the opposite ...
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n. dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1896, from vasopressor , from vaso- , comb. form of Latin vas "container, vessel" (see vas ) + dilation .\nRelated: Vasodilator (1881).
Usage examples of vasodilation.
If I give him epinephrine, it would counteract the vasodilation, but in his weakened state, it could kill him.