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.
typical. adj. 1. being or serving as a representative example of a particular type; characteristic: the painting is a typical Rembrandt.2. considered to be an example of some undesirable trait: that is typical of you! .. characteristic or distinctive: typical mannerisms. 5. pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as a type or emblem; symbolic. typicÄlis = Late Latin typic(us) typikos = typikÃ³s(tÃ½p) os + -type-ikos) + Ic -latin-Älis al ]. 1â²typâ¢iâ¢cal, ly. adv