Month: January 2021

  • Vasopuncture

    Puncture of tube that transports semen.  

  • Vasopressor

    Stimulating contraction of capillary and artery wall muscles; agent that does so. A substance which increases blood pressure by narrowing the blood vessels. Agent that causes vasoconstriction and therefore an increase in blood pressure. Stimulating the contraction of blood vessels and therefore bringing about an increase in blood pressure. Causing contraction of the smooth muscle…

  • Vasoparesis

    Partial paralysis of blood vessels. A partial impairment of the vasomotor nerves.  

  • Vasomotorium

    The part of the nervous system that controls the caliber of blood vessels.  

  • Vasoligation

    Tying off a vessel, especially the tube that transports semen. A surgical operation to tie the vasa deferentia to prevent infection entering the epididymis from the urinary system. The surgical tying of the vas deferens (the duct conveying sperm from the testis). This is performed to prevent infection spreading from the urinary tract causing recurrent…

  • Vaso-inhibitor

    An agent that blocks nerves controlling muscles in blood vessel walls. A chemical substance that reduces or stops the activity of the nerves that control the widening or narrowing of the blood vessels. An agent that decreases the action of vasomotor nerves. An agent that suppresses vasomotor nerves.  

  • Vasohypotonic

    Agent that dilates blood vessels.  

  • Vasohypertonic

    Agent that narrows blood vessels.  

  • Vasoganglion

    A network of small blood vessels.    

  • Vasoformative

    Formation of blood vessels.