vasomotive

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A form of vasomotor — Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
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Meanings

adjectivevasomotive (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of vasomotor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Anglo-Normanmotif
  5. Middle Frenchmotif
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtus
  11. Late Latinmōtīvum
  12. Middle Englishmotif
  13. Englishmotive
  14. Englishvasomotive

From vaso- + motive.

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APA

vasomotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotive

MLA

“vasomotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasomotive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotive.

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