Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Hemodynamics > Vasodilation

Preferred term

Vasodilation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. VASODILATION that is mediated via the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS or their processes.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Vasodilatation
  • Vasorelaxation

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X73JQCJL-7

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 4/27/77, last modified 6/23/16