vasomotor etymology

English word vasomotor comes from English vaso-, English motor

Detailed word origin of vasomotor

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
vaso- English (eng) (medicine, pathology) Pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system.
motor English (eng) (dated) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.. (informal) To move at a brisk pace.. (slang) To leave. (Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.. (colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.. (figuratively) A source of power for something, an inspiration, a driving force.. A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical [...]
vasomotor English (eng) Of or pertaining to the regulation of the diameter of blood vessels.

Words with the same origin as vasomotor

Descendants of vaso-
vasoarrhythmia vasocongestion vasoconstriction vasoconstrictive vasocontractile vasocontraction vasodentine vasodepressor vasodilate vasodilative vasoepididymostomy vasography vasoinhibitor vasointestinal vasoligation vasomodulation vasoprotection vasoprotective vasoreactivity vasoregression vasorelaxant vasospasm vasotrophic vasovagal
Descendants of motor
motel