Term Name: vasodilation
Synonyms: positive regulation of blood vessel size, vasodilatation
Definition: An increase in the internal diameter of blood vessels, especially arterioles or capillaries, due to relaxation of smooth muscle cells that line the vessels, and usually resulting in a decrease in blood pressure.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042311]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: relaxation of vascular associated smooth muscle
is a type of: blood vessel diameter maintenance
has subtype: acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure angiotensin-mediated vasodilation involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure artery vasodilation involved in baroreceptor response to increased systemic arterial blood pressure epinephrine-mediated vasodilation norepinephrine-epinephrine-mediated vasodilation involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure norepinephrine-mediated vasodilation vasodilation involved in acute inflammatory response