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vas⋅o⋅dil⋅a⋅ta⋅tion

[vas-oh-dil-uh-tey-shuhn, -dahy-luh-, vey-zoh-]
–noun Physiology.
dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
Also, vas⋅o⋅di⋅la⋅tion [vas-oh-dahy-ley-shuhn, -di-, vey-zoh-] .


Origin:
1895–1900; vaso- + dilatation
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va·so·dil·a·tion   (vā'zō-dī-lā'shən, -dĭ-)   
n.  Dilation of a blood vessel, as by the action of a nerve or drug.
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Main Entry: va·so·di·la·tion
Pronunciation: "vA-zo-dI-'lA-sh&n
Variant: or va·so·di·la·ta·tion /-"dil-&-'tA-sh&n, -"dI-l&-/
Function: noun
: widening of the lumen of blood vessels
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vasodilation va·so·di·la·tion (vā'zō-dī-lā'shən, -dĭ-) or va·so·dil·a·ta·tion (-dĭl'ə-tā'shən, -dī'lə-)
n.
Dilation of a blood vessel, as by the action of a nerve or drug. Also called phlebarteriectasia.

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