vasomotor

[ vas-oh-moh-ter, vey-zoh- ]

adjective

, Physiology.

1. regulating the diameter of blood vessels, as certain nerves.

vasomotor

/ ˌveɪzəʊˈməʊtə /

adjective

1. (of a drug, agent, nerve, etc) relating to or affecting the diameter of blood vessels

Word History and Origins

Origin of vasomotor¹

First recorded in 1860–65; vaso- + motor

Example Sentences

Uricsol quickly controls Vasomotor Rhinitis and eliminates such conditions from the system.

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The vasomotor nerves, however, control much more than heat processes and digestion.

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The drug lowers arterial tension by depressing the vasomotor centres and the heart itself.

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Vasomotor disturbances, neurasthenic symptoms, obsessions, and hysterical phenomena occur in many women as well as in some men.

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They lose control over their vasomotor system to some extent as a result of this systemic erethism.

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