English word vasocontraction comes from English contraction, English vaso-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| contraction | English (eng) | (English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.. (biology) A shortening of a muscle when it is used.. (economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.. (linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that [...] |
| vaso- | English (eng) | (medicine, pathology) Pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system. |
| vasocontraction | English (eng) |