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Vasomotor

vasomotor

1. (Science: physiology) Affecting the calibre of a vessel, especially of a blood vessel.

2. Any element or agent that effects the calibre of a blood vessel.

Origin: L. Motor = mover


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... centre of the medulla oblongata which will decrease the cardiac output. When the cause of hypertension is vasoconstriction, the target is the vasomotor centre. Impulses from the baroreceptors in artery walls stimulate this centre to send impulses along the parasympathetic nerves telling the ...

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