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vasoconstrict

verb

  1. constricting of a blood vessel
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict English vasoconstrict From vaso- + constrict.

  1. To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction.