vasoconstriction
IPA: vˈeɪzoʊkʌnstrˈɪkʃʌn
noun
- (physiology) Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
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Examples of "vasoconstriction" in Sentences
- Vasoconstriction and vasodilation.
- Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
- Can control vasodilation and vasoconstriction.
- The theory of vasoconstriction seems to be valid.
- The opposite physiological process is vasoconstriction.
- Heat loss is inhibited by the intense vasoconstriction.
- It also induces vascular vasoconstriction in the brain.
- This causes bradycardia and peripheral vasoconstriction.
- By contrast, in the lungs, the response to hypoxia is vasoconstriction.
- The first pathological change in the microvasculature is vasoconstriction.
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