vasomotor

[ vas-oh-moh-ter, vey-zoh- ]

/ ˌvæs oʊˈmoʊ tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ- /

regulating the diameter of blood vessels, as certain nerves.

Origin of vasomotor

First recorded in 1860–65; vaso- + motor

The manner in which the mind affects the vasomotor system may be conceived in the following manner.

The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals |Charles Darwin
Uricsol quickly controls Vasomotor Rhinitis and eliminates such conditions from the system.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 |Various
The use of nitroglycerin is based on the theory that seizures are caused by anmia due to vasomotor constriction.

Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia |Isaac G. Briggs
The gradual return of the pressure picture means that the vasomotor mechanism has acted to keep up the pulse pressure.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield

(c) The stimulating effect of cold douches is often very evident in improving the vasomotor tone.

The Nervous Child |Hector Charles Cameron

vasomotor

/ (ˌveɪzəʊˈməʊtə) /

(of a drug, agent, nerve, etc) relating to or affecting the diameter of blood vessels

vasomotor

[ vā′zō-mō′tər ]

Causing or regulating dilation or constriction of the blood vessels. angiokinetic