venoconstriction

venoconstriction (usually uncountable, plural venoconstrictions)

1. Vasoconstriction of a vein.
   • 1923 May 1, W. H. Manwaring, W. O. French, Selling Brill, “Hepatic Reactions in Anaphylaxis”, in The Journal of Immunology, volume 8, number 3, page 211:

     Whether or not there is in addition an active hepatic venoconstriction cannot be determined by our method.

   • 1995, Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease, page 421:

     During 1.5% inhaled isoflurane, the baroreflex and the hypoxia-mediated reflex mesenteric venoconstrictions were preserved in hypertensive animals, whereas these responses were significantly attenuated by isoflurane in normotensive animals.

• venodilation

• vasoconstriction

• arterioconstriction