Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or involving blood vessels and the vagus nerve.
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- adjective Pertaining to the
vagus nerve as well as the vascular system; often describing an attack etc. characterised by slowing of the pulse and a fall in blood pressure.
Etymologies
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Examples
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SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: ... called a vasovagal syndrome.
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The phenomenon, known as vasovagal syncope, can also cause vomiting because the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows down the heart rate and drops your blood pressure
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DAVE McGINN 2010
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Eaves was suffering from a medical condition known as vasovagal syncope, which causes fainting spells.
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A condition known as vasovagal syncope can reduce the heart rate and blood pressure -- particularly if the victim is dehydrated.
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"it is called a vasovagal episode - the vagus nerve is stimulated by coughing. this lowers the heart rate and drops the blood pressure. may cause a loss of consciousness."
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Other reasons could be from vasovagal syndrome which also causes low blood pressure.
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Ray had his alleged vasovagal reaction, my husband was the one who suggested the cause: straining at stooland smiled when he said it.
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In addition, I suffered from vasovagal syncope, a fainting and seizure disorder caused by the heart sending incorrect signals from the brain to the vagus nerve and failing to pump enough blood through the body, “cured” by doctors surgically implanting a pacemaker when I was twenty-eight.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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In addition, I suffered from vasovagal syncope, a fainting and seizure disorder caused by the heart sending incorrect signals from the brain to the vagus nerve and failing to pump enough blood through the body, “cured” by doctors surgically implanting a pacemaker when I was twenty-eight.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The doctors described the episode to be an extreme case of a vasovagal reaction or neurocardiogenic syncope -- an abnormal reflex to wounds or punctures that results in a blood pressure drop leading to decreased blood flow to the brain.
Ramnath Subramanian: Religious Wisdom for Dealing with Death Ramnath Subramanian 2010
Jimmydiamond commented on the word vasovagal
aversion to needle reaction is auto stimulation, involuntary condition found in some people
August 15, 2013