vasodilation
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- noun
- /ˌveɪzoʊdaɪˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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vasodilatación
- High ADMA concentrations block nitric oxide synthase activity in vitro and inhibit endothelium-dependent vasodilation in animals and in human beings.
- endothelium-dependent vasodilation
- vasodilation in response
- dependent vasodilation
Those will increase vasoconstriction to some extent, although chronic caffeine intake may cause vasodilation.
- Those will increase vasoconstriction to some extent, although chronic caffeine intake may cause vasodilation.
- So cooling causes vasoconstriction and then after the cooling there's a rebound vasodilation and there's more infusion of blood into the gonads.
- It stimulates the release of nitric oxide in our bodies, creates vasodilation, you know, where So we can we can do this in our in our noses as well.
Examples
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Endothelium-dependent vasodilation in response to acetylcholine is impaired in the coronary microvasculature of hypercholesterolaemic subjects.
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Greater arterial vasodilation and a corresponding decrease in TPR will occur as more muscle mass is activated during exercise.
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So we hear that the body's temperature is increasing despite the vasodilation and the production of sweat.
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Thus, it is suggested that vasodilation produced by TENS can be related to the local release of neuropeptides.
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The range of the NO signal causing the vasodilation is going to depend on the basal NO level.
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Vasodilation in response to methacholine was not significantly reduced in the hypercholesterolemic subjects in our study.
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So cooling causes vasoconstriction and then after the cooling there's a rebound vasodilation and there's more infusion of blood into the gonads.
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Endothelium-dependent vasodilation is impaired in atherosclerosis, and in hypercholesterolemic animals this impairment occurs before the development of intimal lesions.
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During exercise, vasodilation occurs, allowing more blood to flow to the muscles.
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The doctor explained that vasodilation helps lower blood pressure by widening the blood vessels.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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Blood vessels become narrower when their muscles tighten, reducing blood flow
How Dilated
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Etymology
Vasodilation comes from the parts vaso- meaning 'vessel', as in the English word vessel, and dilation meaning 'making wide'. So vasodilation literally means 'making vessels wider', which is why it means blood vessels widening to let more blood flow.