vasodilation

vasodilation

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ dilation

Noun

vasodilation (countable and uncountable, plural vasodilations)

1. Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

   Antonym: vasoconstriction

Translations

dilation of the blood vessels

Dutch: vaatverwijding French: vaso-dilatation (fr) f Greek: αγγειοδιαστολή (el) f (angeiodiastolí)

Russian: вазодилатация (ru) f (vazodilatacija) Spanish: dilatación (es) f Swedish: vasodilatation (sv) c

Further reading

• vasodilation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia