vasodilation

V4A1S1O1D2I1L1A1T1I1O1N1
/ˌvæ.sə(ʊ).daɪˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n//veɪ.zə(ʊ)-/

noun

Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

Opposite
vasoconstriction
OriginEnglish dilation ← Latin vās ← Proto-Italic *wāss →
UncommonScrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvasodilation (countable and uncountable, plural vasodilations)

plural vasodilations

  1. countableuncountableDilation or widening of the blood vessels.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
vasoconstriction
Also see
vasodilatation

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Englishdilation
  5. Englishvasodilation

From vaso- + dilation.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian вазодилация
  • вазодилация (vazodilacija)dilation of the blood vessels
Catalan vasodilatació
  • vasodilataciódilation of the blood vessels
Chinese Mandarin 血管舒張 /血管舒张
  • 血管舒張 /血管舒张 (xiěguǎnshūzhāng)dilation of the blood vessels
Czech vazodilatace
  • vazodilatacedilation of the blood vessels
Dutch vaatverwijding, vasodilatatie
  • vaatverwijdingdilation of the blood vessels
  • vasodilatatiedilation of the blood vessels
Esperanto vazodilatado
  • vazodilatadodilation of the blood vessels
Estonian vasodilatatsioon
  • vasodilatatsioondilation of the blood vessels
Finnish verisuonten laajeneminen
  • verisuonten laajeneminendilation of the blood vessels
French vasodilatation
  • vasodilatationdilation of the blood vessels
German Vasodilation
  • Vasodilationdilation of the blood vessels
Greek αγγειοδιαστολή
  • αγγειοδιαστολή (angeiodiastolí)dilation of the blood vessels
Hungarian értágítás
  • értágításdilation of the blood vessels
Indonesian vasodilatasi
  • vasodilatasidilation of the blood vessels
Italian vasodilatazione
  • vasodilatazionedilation of the blood vessels
Latin vasodilatatio
  • vasodilatatiodilation of the blood vessels
Malay pemvasodilatan
  • pemvasodilatandilation of the blood vessels
Norwegian Bokmål vasodilatasjon
  • vasodilatasjondilation of the blood vessels
Polish wazodylatacja
  • wazodylatacjadilation of the blood vessels
Portuguese vasodilatação
  • vasodilataçãodilation of the blood vessels
Russian вазодилатация
  • вазодилатация (vazodilatacija)dilation of the blood vessels
Spanish vasodilatación
  • vasodilatacióndilation of the blood vessels
Swedish vasodilatation
  • vasodilatationdilation of the blood vessels
Turkish vazodilatasyon
  • vazodilatasyondilation of the blood vessels
Vietnamese giãn mạch
  • giãn mạchdilation of the blood vessels
Cite this entry
APA

vasodilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilation

MLA

“vasodilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasodilation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasodilation.

Source: vasodilation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.