vasomotor
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vasomotor
Example Sentences
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Both vasomotor symptoms in menopause and migraines have to do with blood vessel contraction and dilation.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
But vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats that occur due to constriction or dilation of blood vessels, are not fully understood.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2021
The perimenopause, which I am in, can be diagnosed by erratic periods, perhaps vasomotor symptoms, and – this is purely a personal definition – the sense that things are not quite right.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2015
The vasomotor centers control vessel tone or contraction of the smooth muscle in the tunica media.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In medical terms, it stimulates the vasomotor centers, and the spasmodic contraction of the blood-vessels causes the blood to flow quickly.
From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Marden, Orison Swett
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