vasodilation


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va·so·dil·a·tion

(vā′zō-dī-lā′shən, -dĭ-) also va·so·dil·a·ta·tion (-dĭl′ə-tā′shən, -dī′lə-)
n.
Dilation of a blood vessel, as by the action of a nerve or drug.
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vasodilation

(ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪʃən) or

vasodilatation

n
(Medicine) the dilation of a blood vessel, caused, for example, by a nerve or drug
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Noun 1. vasodilation - dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
dilatation, dilation - the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
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Translations

vasodilation

n (Med) → Vasodilatation f (spec), → Gefäßerweiterung f
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va·so·di·la·tion

n. vasodilatación, aumento del calibre de los vasos sanguíneos.
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vasodilation

n vasodilatación f
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