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“angiohypertonia”
Also known as "vasospasm", the sudden decrease in the internal diameter of a blood vessel that results from contraction of smooth muscles within the wall of the vessel. An angiohypertonia causes a decrease in blood flow, but an increase in systemic vascular resistance or "vasoconstriction".
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angi-, angio-, angei-, -angium +
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hyper-, hyp-
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tono-, -tonia, -tone, -tony, -tonic, -tonical (tension) +
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