Meanings
nounvasospasm (countable and uncountable, plural vasospasms)
plural vasospasms
- countableuncountableSpasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.
Origin
Translations
Catalan angiospasme
- angiospasmespasm of the blood vessels
Czech vazospasmus
- vazospasmusspasm of the blood vessels
French vasospasme
- vasospasmespasm of the blood vessels
Greek αγγειόσπασμος
- αγγειόσπασμος (angeióspasmos)spasm of the blood vessels
Spanish vasoespasmo
- vasoespasmospasm of the blood vessels
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APA
vasospasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasospasm
MLA
“vasospasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasospasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vasospasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasospasm.
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