angiospasm /an·gio·spasm/ (an´je-o-spazm″) vasospasm.angiospas´tic
Angiospasm
angiospasm
an·gi·o·spasm ( n j - -spz  m)n. See vasospasm. an gi·o·spastic (-spst k) adj. |
Angiospasm
Spasmodic contraction of a blood vessel with increase in blood pressure.
Mentioned in: Retinal Artery Occlusion
angiospasm
[an′jē·ōspaz′əm]
a sudden, transient constriction of a blood vessel. Also called vasomotor spasm, vasospasm. See also vasoconstriction.
angiospasm
spasmodic contraction of the walls of a blood vessel.
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