Vasospasm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sudden constriction of a blood vessel, causing a reduction in blood flow.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to vasoconstriction and potentially tissue ischemia and necrosis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Spasmodic contraction of the blood-vessels.
    • Word Usage
    "Treatments available today are only minimally effective because the doses that can be tolerated by patients are too low to prevent certain types of delayed complications such as vasospasm, a type of stroke that is a leading cause of permanent brain damage or death after brain injury, "said Dr. Macdonald."
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