“peripheral vascular”

The following 2 entries include the term peripheral vascular.

peripheral vascular disease

noun

: vascular disease (as Raynaud's disease and Buerger's disease) affecting blood vessels outside of the heart and especially those vessels supplying the extremities

peripheral vascular resistance

noun

: vascular resistance to the flow of blood in peripheral arterial vessels that is typically a function of the internal vessel diameter, vessel length, and blood viscosity


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