vasiform
— Adjective
– English
～ constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
Vaslav Nijinsky
— Noun
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～ Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
vasoconstriction
— Noun
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～ decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
vasoconstrictive
— Noun
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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
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
– English
～ dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
vasodilative
— Noun
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～ a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
vasodilator
— Noun
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～ a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
Vasomax
— Noun
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～ a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men
vasomotor
— Adjective
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～ relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
vasopressin
— Noun
– English
～ 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
— Noun
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～ any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
vasa vasorum
— Noun
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～ any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein
vasosection
— Noun
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～ surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens
Vasotec
— Noun
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～ an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks
vasotomy
— Noun
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～ surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens
vasovasostomy
— Noun
– English
～ a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy
vasovesiculitis
— Noun
– English
～ inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis
vassal
— Noun
– English
～ a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord