vasodilation

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ dilation

Noun

vasodilation (countable and uncountable, plural vasodilations)

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

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