Arteriospasm

/ɑrˌtɪrioʊˈspæzəm/ noun

Definition

Sudden, involuntary contraction or cramping of an artery.

Etymology

From arterio- (artery) + spasm (sudden involuntary contraction, from Greek spasmos). Describes temporary constriction of arterial muscles. Medical terminology for functional disturbance.

Kelly Says

Arteriospasm can be terrifying because when your arteries suddenly clamp down, blood flow drops instantly—people with Raynaud's syndrome experience this in their fingers, turning them white, then blue, then red as the spasm releases.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Cardiovascular disease
kar-di-o-vas-cu-lar di-sease
ARالعربية
تقلص الشرايين
taq-lis ash-shara'īn
BNবাংলা
আর্টেরিয়াল স্প্যাসম
ar-te-ree-al spaz-m
CACatalà
arteriosclerosi
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-si
CSČeština
arteriální spasm
ar-te-rii-al-ni spasm
DADansk
arteriel spasme
ar-te-ree-el spaz-me
DEDeutsch
Arterien-Krämpfe
ar-te-ree-en kraemf-e
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμός αρτηρίας
spaz-mos ar-tee-rias
ESEspañol
espasmo arterial
es-pas-mo ar-te-ree-al
FAفارسی
اسپاسم شریان ها
es-pas-m sheryan ha
FISuomi
valtimoiden supistuminen
val-ti-moi-den su-pi-stu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
spasme artériel
spaz-m ar-te-ree-el
GUGU
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
HAHA
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
HEעברית
התכווצות עורקים
hat-ko-tzot o-rek-im
HIहिन्दी
आर्टीरियल स्पैज़्म
ar-tee-ree-al spaz-m
HUMagyar
erekérózis
re-ke-ro-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
spasme arteri
spaz-me ar-te-ri
IGIG
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
ITItaliano
spasmo arterioso
spaz-mo ar-te-ree-o-so
JA日本語
動脈けいれん
dōmyaku kei-ren
KKKK
arterioskleroz
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-roz
KMKM
អនុគមន៍ របស់ 血管
anukomnon rosp vas-sang
KO한국어
동맥 수축
dong-maek su-chuk
MRMR
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
spasme arteri
spaz-me ar-te-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြော ကျဆင်း
shwe-kya kyat-shin
NLNederlands
arteriële spasme
ar-te-ree-el spaz-me
NONorsk
arteriell spasme
ar-te-ree-ell spaz-me
PAPA
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
PLPolski
skurcz tętnic
skur-cz tętnic
PTPortuguês
espasmo arterial
es-pas-mo ar-te-ree-al
RORomână
spasm arterial
spasm ar-te-ree-al
RUРусский
спазм артерии
spaz-m ar-te-ree-i
SVSvenska
arteriell spasm
ar-te-ree-ell spaz-m
SWKiswahili
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
TAதமிழ்
த độngமாதை சுருக்கம்
tha-dom-a-thai surukkam
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్టీరియల్ స్పాస్મ
ar-tee-ree-al spaz-m
THไทย
การหดตัวของหลอดเลือดแดง
gaan hod-tua-koh lod luead daeng
TLTL
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
TRTürkçe
arteriyel spazm
ar-te-ri-yel spaz-m
UKУкраїнська
спазм артерії
spaz-m ar-te-ree-i
URاردو
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
VITiếng Việt
co giật động mạch
co-gi-at dong mach
YOYO
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis
ZH中文
动脉痉挛
dòngmài jìngluán
ZUZU
arteriosclerosis
ar-te-ree-oh-skle-ro-sis

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