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vasocongestive

vasocongestive adjective: of or pertaining to vasocongestion.

Adjective

vasocongestive (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to vasocongestion.
    • In these measures, strength of preference is inferred by degree of vasocongestive response.2007 December 22, Daniel Brian Krupp, “Through Evolution’s Eyes: Extracting Mate Preferences by Linking Visual Attention to Adaptive Design”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

Origin of vasocongestive

From vaso- + congestive.

Questions about vasocongestive

What does vasocongestive mean?
Vasocongestive means of or pertaining to vasocongestion.
What part of speech is vasocongestive?
Vasocongestive is an adjective.

Words near vasocongestive in the dictionary

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

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