Taber's Medical Dictionary
vasodilatation, vasodilation
(vā″zō-dil-ă-tā′shŏn )
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Dilatation of blood vessels, esp. small arteries and arterioles.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Vasodilatation, Vasodilation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733338/0/vasodilatation_vasodilation.
Vasodilatation, vasodilation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733338/0/vasodilatation_vasodilation. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Vasodilatation, vasodilation. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733338/0/vasodilatation_vasodilation
Vasodilatation, Vasodilation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733338/0/vasodilatation_vasodilation.
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