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vasomotor

American  
[vas-oh-moh-ter, vey-zoh-] / ˌvæs oʊˈmoʊ tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ- /

adjective

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


vasomotor British  
/ ˌveɪzəʊˈməʊtə /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of vasomotor

First recorded in 1860–65; vaso- + motor

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

You do not have a conscious perception of having high blood pressure, but that is an important afferent branch of the cardiovascular and, particularly, vasomotor reflexes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

This seems to be dependent on purely mechanical causes, and is not a reflex vasomotor phenomenon.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall