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vasovagal

 
Dictionary: va·so·va·gal   ('zō-vā'gəl) pronunciation

adj.
Relating to or involving blood vessels and the vagus nerve.


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('zō-vā'gəl)
adj.

Relating to or involving blood vessels and the vagus nerve.

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Vascular and vagal.

  • v. attack, v. syncope — a transient vascular and neurogenic reaction in humans marked by pallor, nausea, sweating, bradycardia, and rapid fall in arterial blood pressure which, when below a critical level, results in loss of consciousness and characteristic electroencephalographic changes.
 
 

 

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