- vas|o|mo|tor
- vas|o|mo|tor «VAS oh MOH tuhr», adjective. defu>of or having to do with the nerves and nerve centers that regulate the size of blood vessels and so govern circulation.
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vas|o|con|stric|tor — «VAS oh kuhn STRIHK tuhr», noun, adjective. –n. something that constricts blood vessels, such as a nerve or a drug. –adj. constricting blood vessels … Useful english dictionary
vas|o|di|la|tor — «VAS oh dy LAY tuhr, duh », noun, adjective. –n. something that dilates blood vessels, such as a nerve or a drug. –adj. dilating blood vessels … Useful english dictionary
vac|il|la|tor — «VAS uh LAY tuhr», noun. a person who vacillates or wavers: »[He] is essentially a vacillator, a man who shrinks from unpleasant decisions (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
vasomotor — vas•o•mo•tor [[t]ˌvæs oʊˈmoʊ tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ [/t]] adj. regulating the diameter of blood vessels, as certain nerves • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
Vasomotor — Vas o*mo tor, a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vasomotor center — Vasomotor Vas o*mo tor, a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vasodilator — vas•o•di•la•tor [[t]ˌvæs oʊ daɪˈleɪ tər, dɪ , ˈdaɪ leɪ , ˌveɪ zoʊ [/t]] n. pha phl any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that relax or widen blood vessels and thereby maintain or lower blood pressure • Etymology: 1880–85 vas… … From formal English to slang
vasoconstrictor — vas•o•con•stric•tor [[t]ˌvæs oʊ kənˈstrɪk tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ [/t]] n. pha phl any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that narrow blood vessels and thereby maintain or increase blood pressure • Etymology: 1875–80 vas o•con•stric′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
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tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
