vasoconstriction
/ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/
vasoconstriction noun: constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
Noun
vasoconstriction (countable and uncountable, plural vasoconstrictions)
- Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
- Antonyms:
- vasodilation
vasoconstriction meaning in Bengali, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
vasoconstriction in Bengali
- রক্তনালীর সংকোচন, সরু হয়ে যাওয়া
vasoconstriction in Malay
- constriction of a blood vessel
- pemvasocerutan
vasoconstriction in Indonesian
- constriction of a blood vessel
- vasokonstriksi
vasoconstriction in Vietnamese
- constriction of a blood vessel
- sự co mạch
Antonyms of vasoconstriction
Forms of vasoconstriction
| plural | vasoconstrictions |
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Origin of vasoconstriction
From vaso- + constriction.
Questions about vasoconstriction
- What does vasoconstriction mean?
- Vasoconstriction means constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
- What is vasoconstriction in Bengali?
- Vasoconstriction in Bengali is রক্তনালীর সংকোচন, সরু হয়ে যাওয়া. See Vasoconstriction meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is vasoconstriction?
- Vasoconstriction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vasoconstriction?
- Vasoconstriction is pronounced /ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/.
- What is the plural of vasoconstriction?
- The plural of vasoconstriction is vasoconstrictions.
Words near vasoconstriction in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vasoconstriction (page history and authors); vasoconstriction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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