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vasospasm /vaso·spasm/ (va´zo-) (vas´o-spazm) angiospasm; spasm of blood vessels, causing vasoconstriction.vasospas´tic

va·so·spasm (v

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A sudden constriction of a blood vessel that reduces the blood flow. Also called angiospasm.

vaso·spastic (-sp

k) adj.

Vasospasm

The constriction or narrowing of blood vessels. In cases of hemorrhage, the constriction is prompted by chemical signals from the escaped blood as it breaks down.

Mentioned in: Cerebral Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

vasospasm.

See angiospasm.

vasospasm [vas´o-spazm]

a spasm of blood vessels, causing vasoconstriction; called also angiospasm. adj., adj vasospas´tic.

vasospasm

spasm of blood vessels, decreasing their caliber.

vasospasm

An abrupt and/or excess local or regional contraction of vascular smooth muscle; vasospasm may underlying amaurosis fugax, thrombosis-negative MI, migraine, Prinzmetal's angina, Raynaud's phenomenon, subarachnoid hematoma-related CVAs

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