Look up: vasodilation

1. vasodilation
   (Humans as organisms) widening of the blood vessels
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2. Vasodilation
   an increase reduction in the diameter of small arteries (arterioles) which is caused by relaxation of the smooth muscle fibres in the wall of the arteriole. While vasoconstriction prevents blood loss in damaged tissues, vasodilation follows in order to allow the blood flow to slow down and clotting factors and leucotrines to seep into the damaged tissue. Local vasodilation can be caused by nerve impulses to the smooth muscle from the parasympathetic nervous system, and by locally released bradykinins.
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3. vasodilation
   [n] - dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
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4. Vasodilation
   Widening of the diameter of a blood vessel in order to decrease the resistance to blood flow.
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5. Vasodilation
   An increase in the diameter of a blood vessel (usually an arteriole) resulting in an increased blood flow to the area supplied by a vessel.
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6. Vasodilation
   An induced expansion of blood vessels.
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7. Vasodilation
   widening of blood vessels
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8. Vasodilation
   Increase of local blood flow.
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9. Vasodilation
   Vasodilation: Widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of the muscular wall of the vessels. What widens is actually the diameter of the interior (the lumen) of the vessel. The opposite of vasoconstriction.
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10. vasodilation
    the dilation of the blood vessels Category: Medicine • dilation of the blood vessels Category: Medicine
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11. vasodilation
    The increase in the internal diameter of a blood vessel that results from relaxation of smooth muscle within the wall of the vessel. This causes an increase in blood flow, but a decrease in systemic vascular resistance. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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12. vasodilation
    noun dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
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13. vasodilation
    (va″zo-) (vas″o-di-la´shәn) increase in the caliber of blood vessels. a state of increased caliber of blood vessels. Extreme, abnormal vasodilation is called angiectasis. adj., vasodi´lative, adj. .
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14. vasodilation
    (from the article `thermoreception`) ...When signals from warm receptors (especially from those in the hypothalamus) prevail over signals from cold sensors, such heat-loss mechanisms as ... [6 related articles]
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15. vasodilation
    vasodilation 1. Dilation of a blood vessel which may be caused by the action of a nerve or drug. 2. Widening of the blood vessels, especially the arteries, leading to increased blood flow or reduced blood pressure
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16. vasodilation
    Widening of the lumen of blood vessels. Syn: vasodilatation
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