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What medical term means "an increase in diameter of a blood vessel"?

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Vasodilation

Step-by-step explanation:

Vas/o: Vessel

-dilation: To grow larger

Vasodilation: Increase in diameter of a blood vessel or the widening of blood vessels as a result of the relaxation of the blood vessel's muscular walls.

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