vasospasm

English

Etymology

From vaso- +‎ spasm.

Noun

vasospasm (countable and uncountable, plural vasospasms)

1. Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.

Related terms

• vasospasmic
• vasospastic

Translations

spasm of the blood vessels

• Catalan: angiospasme (ca) m
• Czech: vazospasmus m
• French: vasospasme (fr) m
• Greek: αγγειόσπασμος (el) m (angeióspasmos)
• Spanish: vasoespasmo m