The vasomotor center (VMC) is a portion of the References
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Vasomotor center — Vasomotor Vas o*mo tor, a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vasomotor — Vas o*mo tor, a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
center — centerable, adj. centerless, adj. /sen teuhr/, n. 1. Geom. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the… … Universalium
center — [sent′ər] n. [ME & OFr centre < L centrum, center, orig., that point of the compass around which the other describes the circle < Gr kentron, sharp point, goad < kentein, to stitch < IE base * k̑ent , to prick > OHG hantag, sharp,… … English World dictionary
vasomotor — [vas΄ōmōt′ər, vā′zōmōt′ər] adj. [ VASO + MOTOR] Physiol. regulating the size in diameter of blood vessels: said of a nerve, nerve center, or drug … English World dictionary
Vasomotor rhinitis — Infobox Disease Name = Vasomotor rhinitis Caption = DiseasesDB = 13772 ICD10 = ICD10|J|30|0|j|30 ICD9 = ICD9|477.9 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001648 eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 402 MeshID = D012223 Vasomotor rhinitis is a form of… … Wikipedia
center — 1. The middle point of a body; loosely, the interior of a body. A c. of any kind, especially an anatomical c.. 2. A group of nerve cells governing a specific function. SYN: centrum [TA]. [L. centrum; G. kentron] active c … Medical dictionary
accelerating center — the part of the vasomotor center involved in acceleration of the heart; called also cardioaccelerating c … Medical dictionary
cardioinhibitory center — the part of the vasomotor center that exerts an inhibitory influence on the heart by way of the vagus. Called also Kronecker c … Medical dictionary
VMC — • vasomotor center … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
