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adj
Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective
relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English vasomotor From vaso- + motor.
Across languages
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