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vasocompression

vasocompression noun: external pressure applied to blood vessels.

Noun

vasocompression (uncountable)

  1. External pressure applied to blood vessels
    • Even a vasocompression between C-Spine and mandibula during a hyperinclination trauma can lead to a dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) [ 1, 2 ].2015 July 22, Moritz Crönlein et al., “Traumatic bilateral carotid artery dissection following severe blunt trauma: a case report on the difficulties in diagnosis and therapy of an often overlooked...

Origin of vasocompression

From vaso- + compression.

Questions about vasocompression

What does vasocompression mean?
Vasocompression means external pressure applied to blood vessels.
What part of speech is vasocompression?
Vasocompression is a noun.

Words near vasocompression in the dictionary

  1. vasoarrhythmia
  2. vasoattenuation
  3. vasocapillary
  4. vasocclusive
  5. vasocentric
  6. vasocompression
  7. vasocongestion
  8. vasocongestive
  9. vasoconstrict
  10. vasoconstricted
  11. vasoconstricting

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