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What is the medical term meaning lack of blood vessels?
Ischemia is a temporary, local deficiency of blood supply due to obstruction or constriction of a blood vessel.
What is the medical term meaning collection of blood vessels causing a bump?
A hemangioma is the medical term meaning tumor of blood vessels.
Blood pressure is affected by constriction and dilation of?
Blood vessels. Constriction of blood vessels increases blood pressure by reducing the space for blood flow, while dilation of blood vessels decreases blood pressure by increasing the space for blood flow.
What is vasoconstriction?
Vasoconstriction is the constriction or narrowing of blood vessels by small muscles in their walls, slowing or blocking blood flow. Vasoconstriction is the constriction of blood vessels that increases blood pressure.
What is the medical term meaning narrowing blood vessels?
Narrowing of the blood vessels is called atherosclerosis.
What are the common ailments of the blood vessels?
constriction from plaque
What is vaso-contriction?
Vaso meaning blood vessels and constriction meaning narrowing. Vasoconstriction is when your blood vessels become smaller or more narrow. This applies to arteries, veins, etc. A common vasoconstricter is Visine, because it constricts the blood vessels in the eye which is why your sclera turns from red to white.
What is the medical term meaning blood vessel?
Avascular is the medical term meaning without blood vessels.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to blood vessels?
vascular
What promotes constriction of blood vessels resulting in elevation of blood pressure?
Angiostensin
What is the medical term meaning blood-filled tumor?
Neoplasm is the medical term meaning tumor; a neoplasm can be malignant (cancerous) or benign.
What is the medical term meaning one cell in thickness and are the smallest blood vessels?
The smallest blood vessels are the capillaries.
