vasospasm /vaso·spasm/ (va´zo-) (vas´o-spazm) angiospasm; spasm of blood vessels, causing vasoconstriction.vasospas´tic
Vasospasm
vasospasm.
vasospasm
va·so·spasm (v  z -sp z  m)n. A sudden constriction of a blood vessel that reduces the blood flow. Also called angiospasm. va so·spastic (-spst 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
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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