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vasoconstriction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/
  • /ˌvæsəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: vasodilation

2

noun

Meaning 2

decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: constriction

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengh- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngheti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English vasoconstriction From vaso- + constriction.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: vazokonstrikce — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Dutch: vasoconstrictie — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Finnish: verisuonten supistuminen — constriction of a blood vessel
  • French: vasoconstriction — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Greek: αγγειοσυστολή (angeiosystolí) — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Icelandic: æðaþrenging — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Icelandic: æðasamdráttur — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Indonesian: vasokonstriksi — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Malay: pemvasocerutan — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Portuguese: vasoconstrição — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Russian: вазоконстрикция (vazokonstrikcija) — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Spanish: vasoconstricción — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Swedish: vasokonstriktion — constriction of a blood vessel
  • Vietnamese: sự co mạch — constriction of a blood vessel