Vasospasm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis. countable, uncountable

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"Tom suffered a coronary vasospasm."

Etymology

From vaso- + spasm.

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