Medical term:

vasomotor

[vas″o-mo´tor]

1. having an effect on the caliber of blood vessels; see also vasoactive.

2. a vasomotor nerve.

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

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(vā′zō-mō′tər)

adj.

Relating to, causing, or regulating constriction or dilation of blood vessels.

(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

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

(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

(vā'sō-mō'tŏr)

1. Causing dilation or constriction of the blood vessels.

2. Denoting nerves that have this action.

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