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Tension of blood vessels.  

Stimulating the activity of blood vessel wall muscles. A substance that enhances vasomotor activity.  

Sensation in blood vessels.  

Severing the vessel that transports semen. Surgical division of the vasa deferentia. Cutting a portion or the entire length of a blood vessel or the vas deferens.  

Reflex movement of a blood vessel. A reflex that alters the caliber of blood vessels.  

Puncture of tube that transports semen.  

Stimulating contraction of capillary and artery wall muscles; agent that does so. A substance which increases blood pressure by narrowing the blood vessels. Agent that causes vasoconstriction and therefore an increase in blood pressure. Stimulating the contraction of blood vessels and therefore bringing about an increase in blood pressure. Causing contraction of the smooth muscle…

Partial paralysis of blood vessels. A partial impairment of the vasomotor nerves.  

The part of the nervous system that controls the caliber of blood vessels.  

Tying off a vessel, especially the tube that transports semen. A surgical operation to tie the vasa deferentia to prevent infection entering the epididymis from the urinary system. The surgical tying of the vas deferens (the duct conveying sperm from the testis). This is performed to prevent infection spreading from the urinary tract causing recurrent…