Medical term:

vasomotor


vasomotor

 [vas″o-mo´tor]
1. having an effect on the caliber of blood vessels; see also vasoactive.
2. a vasomotor nerve.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

va·so·mo·tor

(vā'sō-mō'tŏr, vas-ō-),
1. Causing dilation or constriction of the blood vessels.
2. Denoting those nerves that have this action.
Synonym(s): vasculomotor
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

vasomotor

(vā′zō-mō′tər)
adj.
Relating to, causing, or regulating constriction or dilation of blood vessels.
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va·so·mo·tor

(vā'sō-mō'tŏr)
1. Causing dilation or constriction of the blood vessels.
2. Denoting the nerves that have this action.
Synonym(s): angiokinetic.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

vasomotor

Pertaining to the control of the muscles in the walls of blood vessels and hence the rate of blood flow.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

vasomotor

(of sympathetic nerves) associated with the constriction and dilation of blood vessels.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

va·so·mo·tor

(vā'sō-mō'tŏr)
1. Causing dilation or constriction of the blood vessels.
2. Denoting nerves that have this action.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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