noun

• The dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure.

  ‘Effects include venous and arteriolar vasodilatation, which decreases oxygen demand.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Apyrase, an enzyme in tick saliva, may maintain blood flow into the bite by stimulating local vasodilation and preventing platelet aggregation.’
  • ‘Many patients with diabetes, however, have no change in palpable temperature due to distal vasodilation related to autonomic neuropathy.’
  • ‘Stimulation of a beta receptor causes muscle vasodilation, bronchial relaxation, and cardiac acceleration.’
  • ‘Acidosis causes vasodilation in many different blood vessels, including those in the brain and heart.’