vasomotor
adj.
altering the diameter of vessels (especially blood vessels)
Vasodilator
A vasodilator is a drug or chemical that relaxes the smooth muscle in blood vessels, which causes them to dilate. Dilation of arterial blood vessels (mainly
arterioles) lead to a decrease in blood pressure.
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vasomotor
Adjective
1. relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
(pertainym) vasoconstriction
vasomotor
adj.
vasomotor, altering the diameter of vessels (especially blood vessels)
Vasomotor
(a.)
Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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