An increase in the diameter of a blood vessel is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
vasodilation
Vasodilation is an increase in the diameter of a blood vessel. The term deconstructs into the suffix -ion meaning process, root/combining form vas/o- meaning blood vessel, and root -dilat- meaning open up.
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