vasoconstrict

vasoconstrict

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wāss
Latin vās
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English vaso-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin cōn-
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der.
Latin stringō
Latin cōnstringō
Latin cōnstrictusbor.
English constrict
English vasoconstrict

    From vaso- + constrict.

    Verb

    vasoconstrict (third-person singular simple present vasoconstricts, present participle vasoconstricting, simple past and past participle vasoconstricted)

    1. (ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction.
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