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vas⋅o⋅spasm

  [vas-oh-spaz-uhm, vey-zoh-]
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–noun
sudden constriction of an artery, leading to a decrease in its diameter and in the amount of blood it can deliver.
Origin:
1900–05; vaso- + spasm
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va·so·spasm   (vā'zō-spāz'əm)   
n.  A sudden constriction of a blood vessel, causing a reduction in blood flow.
va'so·spas'tic (-spās'tĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: va·so·spasm
Pronunciation: 'vA-zO-"spaz-&m
Function: noun
: sharp and often persistent contraction of a blood vessel reducingits caliber and blood flow
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vasospasm va·so·spasm (vā'zō-spāz'əm)
n.
A sudden constriction of a blood vessel that reduces the blood flow. Also called angiospasm.

va'so·spas'tic (-spās'tĭk) adj.

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