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vasodilation

/ˌvæ.sə(ʊ).daɪˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
va-sodi-la-tion
IPA
/ˌvæ.sə(ʊ).daɪˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- English dilation English vasodilation From vaso- + dilation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vasodilations (plural)

Derived Forms

cerebrovasodilation vasodilational

Phrases

vasoactive § Related terms

Frequently Paired Words

vasoactive § Related terms

Antonyms

vasoconstriction

Questions

How do you pronounce vasodilation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvæ.sə(ʊ).daɪˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/.
What does vasodilation mean?
Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.
Where does vasodilation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- English dilation English vasodilation From vaso- + dilation.

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