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vaso- (iou) and Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince (sh)


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.

Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince (sh)




born Sept. 22, 1835, Krauchenweis, Prussia
died June 8, 1905, Berlin, Ger.

Prussian candidate for the Spanish throne.

He was a member of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern dynasty and the brother of Carol I of Romania. Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and Spain's de facto leader, Juan Prim (1814-70), persuaded the reluctant Leopold to accept the Spanish throne, left vacant in 1868. Under French diplomatic pressure, Leopold's candidacy was withdrawn, but Prussia refused to bow to French demands that it never be renewed. The Ems Telegram provoked the French into declaring war (see Franco-Prussian War).