Vaslav Nijinsky
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~ Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
vasoconstriction
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~ decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
vasoconstrictive
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~ any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
vasoconstrictor
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~ any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
vasodilation
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~ dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
vasodilative
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~ a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
vasodilator
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~ a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
Vasomax
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~ a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men
vasopressin
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~ hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
vasopressor
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~ any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
vasa vasorum
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~ any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein
vasosection
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~ surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens