vasoconstrict

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wāss

Latin vās

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English vaso-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin cōn-

Proto-Indo-European *streyg-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *strinégti

Proto-Italic *stringō

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti

Proto-Italic *strengō

Latin stringō

Latin cōnstringō

Latin cōnstrictusbor.

English constrict

English vasoconstrict

From vaso- + constrict.

Verb

vasoconstrict (third-person singular simple present vasoconstricts, present participle vasoconstricting, simple past and past participle vasoconstricted)

1. (ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction.