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vasodilator definition

vaso·di·la·tor (-dī′lāt′ər)

adjective

Physiol. causing dilatation of the blood vessels

Etymology: vaso- + dilator

noun

a nerve or drug causing such dilatation

Related Forms:

  • vasodilatation vas′o·dil′a·ta′·tion (-dil′ə tā′s̸hən) noun or vasodilation vas′o·di·la′·tion (-dī′lā′s̸hən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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