Etymology: L, vas + constrigere, to tighten. a decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel. It plays an important role in the control of blood pressure and the distribution of blood throughout the body. Vasoconstriction is triggered by stimulation of the vasomotor constriction center in the medulla.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  typify(Verb) To embody, exemplify; to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. 2  typify(Verb) To portray stereotypically. 3  typify(Verb) To serve as a typical or reference specimen.
ossify - make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; rigidify the training schedule; ossified teaching methods; slogans petrify our thinking rigidify, petrify. stiffen - make stiff or stiffer; Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine 3. ossify - cause to become hard and bony; The disease ossified the tissue alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue