vasospasm
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vasospasm
[vas´o-spazm]a spasm of blood vessels, causing vasoconstriction; called also angiospasm. adj., adj vasospas´tic.
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va·so·spasm
(vā'sō-spazm, vas'ō-),Contraction or hypertonia of the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
Synonym(s): angiohypertonia, angiospasm
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vasospasm
(vā′zō-spăz′əm)n.
A sudden constriction of a blood vessel, causing a reduction in blood flow.
va′so·spas′tic (-spăs′tĭk) adj.
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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 CVAsMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
va·so·spasm
(vā'sō-spazm)Contraction or hypertonia of the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
Synonym(s): angiospasm.
Synonym(s): angiospasm.
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vasospasm
Tightening or spasm of blood vessels.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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
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