Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vasospasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
va-sospasm
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From vaso- + spasm.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

vasospasms (plural)

Derived Forms

cerebrovasospasm microvasospasm

Frequently Paired Words

vasospasmic vasospastic

Questions

What does vasospasm mean?
Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.
Where does vasospasm come from?
From vaso- + spasm.

How to pronounce vasospasm

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “vasospasm”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “vasospasm”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “vasospasm” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.