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venoconstriction

venoconstriction noun: vasoconstriction of a vein.

Noun

venoconstriction (usually uncountable, plural venoconstrictions)

  1. (usually) Vasoconstriction of a vein.
    • Whether or not there is in addition an active hepatic venoconstriction cannot be determined by our method.1923 May 1, W. H. Manwaring, W. O. French, Selling Brill, “Hepatic Reactions in Anaphylaxis”, in The Journal of Immunology, volume 8, number 3, page 211
    • During 1.5% inhaled isoflurane, the baroreflex and the hypoxia-mediated reflex mesenteric venoconstrictions were preserved in hypertensive animals, whereas these responses were significantly attenuated by isoflurane in normotensive animals.1995, Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease, page 421

Antonyms of venoconstriction

Forms of venoconstriction

pluralvenoconstrictions

Questions about venoconstriction

What does venoconstriction mean?
Venoconstriction means vasoconstriction of a vein.
What part of speech is venoconstriction?
Venoconstriction is a noun.
What is the plural of venoconstriction?
The plural of venoconstriction is venoconstrictions.

Words near venoconstriction in the dictionary

  1. venoatrial
  2. venocapillary
  3. venocavography
  4. venocentric
  5. venoclysis
  6. venoconstriction
  7. venoconstrictions
  8. venoconstrictor
  9. venoconstrictors
  10. venodilatation
  11. venodilatations

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