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Definition of Vasomotor

1. Adjective. Relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate.

Definition of Vasomotor

1. a. Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.

2. a. Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.

Definition of Vasomotor

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels. ¹

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Definition of Vasomotor

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Vasomotor

1. 1. Affecting the calibre of a vessel, especially of a blood vessel. 2. Any element or agent that effects the calibre of a blood vessel. Origin: L. Motor = mover This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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