vasomotor

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

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Meanings

adjectivevasomotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

    Synonyms: vasomotoric

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  6. Proto-Italic*moweō
  7. Latinmoveō
  8. Latinmōtor
  9. Middle Englishmotour
  10. Englishmotor
  11. Englishvasomotor

From vaso- + motor.

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Translations

Finnish vasomotorinen
  • vasomotorinenpertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
French vasomoteur
  • vasomoteurpertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
Greek αγγειοκινητικός
  • αγγειοκινητικός (angeiokinitikós)pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
Italian vasomotore, vasomotorio
  • vasomotorepertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
  • vasomotoriopertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
Portuguese vasomotor
  • vasomotorpertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels
Spanish vasomotor
  • vasomotorpertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

vasomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotor

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“vasomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasomotor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasomotor.

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