Pathologic Function
vasospasm Audio
va·so·spasm [ vas-oh-spaz-uhm, vey-zoh- ]
Etymology:
Latin vas = container (as in the modern usage of vessel) + Greek spasmos = a tightening
Definitions related to vasospasm:
  • Narrowing of an artery due to constriction of the blood vessels.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Spasm of the blood vessels resulting in decrease in their caliber.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Uncontrollable contraction or spasm of a blood vessel.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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