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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Hemodynamics > Vasodilation

Preferred term

Vasodilation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Vasodilatation
  • Vasorelaxation

Note

  • coord IM with specific vessel or specific organ /blood supply; the physiol process; pathol dilat = specific blood vessel (IM) + DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC (NIM) or ANEURYSM and its specifics

Scope note

  • The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.

History note

  • 78

In other languages

  • vasodilataatio

    Finnish

  • vasodilaatio
  • vasodilatatio
  • verisuonen laajeneminen
  • verisuonien laajeneminen
  • verisuonten laajeneminen
  • Kärlutvidgning

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014664

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