🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

血管拡張

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kesshukan kakuchō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vasodilation/ˌveɪ.zoʊ.daɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"運動は血管拡張を引き起こします。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure and increases blood flow.

    "Exercise naturally induces vasodilation to deliver more oxygen to working muscles."
  2. 2

    The pharmacological widening of blood vessels used in the treatment of hypertension.

    "The medication works through the vasodilation of peripheral arteries."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin roots, combining 'vaso-' meaning blood vessel (from Latin vas) and 'dilation' (from Latin dilatare, to widen or spread out). First coined in medical literature in the late 19th century to describe the physiological widening of blood vessels.

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