vasodilate
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If it’s hot, we engage in both reflexive and voluntary activities: We sweat, vasodilate, have a cold drink, or jump in a swimming pool to cool our core.
From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2015
At the same time, the pulmonary arterioles that serve alveoli receiving sufficient ventilation vasodilate, which brings in greater blood flow.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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