vasodilatation

English

Etymology

From vaso- +‎ dilatation.

Noun

vasodilatation (countable and uncountable, plural vasodilatations)

  1. Dilatation of a blood vessel.
    • 2023 June, Malvina Hoxha, Bruno Zappacosta, “Meteoropathy: a review on the current state of knowledge”, in Journal of Medicine and Life[1], volume 16, number 6, →DOI, archived from the original on 14 July 2025, pages 837-841:
      Since vasodilatation is a side effect of diuretics but also occurs in thermoregulation, diuretics should be reduced in meteoropathic individuals to prevent extremely dangerous situations [38, 39].

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Noun

vasodilatation f (plural vasodilatations)

  1. vasodilatation

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