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vasodepression

vasodepression noun: loss of muscle tone in the tunica media of blood vessel walls, resulting in vasodilation and thus the lowering of blood pressure.

Noun

vasodepression (uncountable)

  1. Loss of muscle tone in the tunica media of blood vessel walls, resulting in vasodilation and thus the lowering of blood pressure.

Origin of vasodepression

From vaso- + depression.

Questions about vasodepression

What does vasodepression mean?
Vasodepression means loss of muscle tone in the tunica media of blood vessel walls, resulting in vasodilation and thus the lowering of blood pressure.
What part of speech is vasodepression?
Vasodepression is a noun.

Words near vasodepression in the dictionary

  1. vasodentin
  2. vasodentinal
  3. vasodentine
  4. vasodepressant
  5. vasodepressants
  6. vasodepression
  7. vasodepressive
  8. vasodepressor
  9. vasodepressors
  10. vasodilatation
  11. vasodilatations

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