Organ or Tissue Function
vasomotion
vas·o·mo·tion [ vas-oh-moh-shuhn, vey-zoh- ]
Definitions related to vasomotion:
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Change in diameter of blood vessels.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The rhythmical contraction and relaxation of arterioles, observed as slow and fast waves, with frequencies of 1-2 and 10-20 cpm.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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