What is vasodilation? Vasodilation is the medical term for when blood vessels in your body widen, allowing more blood to flow through them and lowering your blood pressure. This is a normal …

Vasodilation occurs in superficial blood vessels of warm-blooded animals when their ambient environment is hot; this process diverts the flow of heated blood to the skin of the animal, …

The meaning of VASODILATION is widening of the lumen of blood vessels.

2017年1月10日 · Vasodilation is the dilation, or widening, of blood vessels. (The word dilatation is also sometimes used instead of dilation when talking about a hollow, tubular structure.) …

2023年1月23日 · Vasodilation increases blood flow to the body's tissues. In response to a need for oxygen or nutrients, tissues can release endogenous vasodilators. The result is a decrease …

2020年1月3日 · Vasodilation refers to the widening of the arteries and large blood vessels. It is a natural process that occurs in response to low oxygen levels or increases in body temperature.

2024年8月14日 · Vasodilation is a vital function that allows blood vessels to relax, increase blood flow, and lower blood pressure. It can happen naturally, through certain medications, or by …

2018年11月2日 · Vasodilation is the widening of your blood vessels. It happens when smooth muscles found in the walls of arteries or large veins relax, allowing the blood vessels to …

1. increase in the caliber of blood vessels. 2. a state of increased caliber of blood vessels. Extreme, abnormal vasodilation is called angiectasis. adj., adj vasodi´lative. Miller-Keane …

VASODILATION definition: 1. the situation of blood vessels (= the tubes that carry blood) becoming wider 2. the situation of…. Learn more.