See Also: vaso-(medicine)
vaso-(dictionary)
vaso-orchidostomy(medicine)

vaso- (iou)



vaso- combining form.
[from Latin VAS + -O-.]
Physiology & Medicine. Of, or pertaining to, or involving a vessel or vessels; spec. of, pertaining to, or involving blood-vessels.
vasoconstricting adjective = vasoconstrictive E20.
vasoconstriction noun narrowing of blood-vessels L19.
vasocon'strictive adjective causing or promoting vasoconstriction L19.
vasoconstrictor noun a vasoconstrictive nerve, substance, etc. L19.
vasode'pressor adjective & noun (a drug) that causes vasodilation M20.
vasodila'tation noun = vasodilation L19.
vasodilating adjective = vasodilatory M20.
vasodi'lation noun widening or dilatation of blood-vessels E20.
vasodilator noun a nerve, substance, etc., which causes or promotes vasodilation L19.
vasodi'latory adjective acting as a vasodilator M20.
vasospasm noun sudden constriction of a blood vessel, reducing its diameter and flow rate E20.
vaso'spastic adjective of, relating to, or involving vasospasm M20.
vaso'vagal adjective involving the vagus nerve and the vascular system;
vasovagal attack, a temporary fall in blood pressure, with pallor, fainting, sweating, and nausea, caused by overactivity of the vagus nerve esp. during stress: E20.
vasova'sostomy noun an operation to reverse a vasectomy by rejoining the cut ends of the vas deferens M20.