adj.
Relating to, causing, or regulating constriction or dilation of blood vessels.
vasomotor
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(vā′zōmōtur)
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Pertaining to any agent or nerve that causes expansion or contraction of the walls of blood vessels.
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Applied to factors acting on the smooth muscles of blood vessels, thus affecting the diameter of the vessels.
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1. having an effect on the caliber of blood vessels.
2. a vasomotor agent or nerve.
- v. system — the part of the nervous system that controls the caliber of the blood vessels.
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