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Quiros suggests bringing sunglasses with you to your appointment since dilation can make your eyes sensitive to light.
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Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Dimethyl sulfoxide infused in the vein has also been shown to cause dilation of the blood vessels, hypotension (low blood pressure), and chest pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
So, upon signals of eating, the crossed nerve fibers lead not to salivation but heat responses, including sweat production and blood vessel dilation, which explains the facial flushing.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
This is accompanied by dilation of the blood vessels leading to the kidney and an increase in the pressure on the filtering units.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2024
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Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Dimethyl sulfoxide infused in the vein has also been shown to cause dilation of the blood vessels, hypotension (low blood pressure), and chest pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
So, upon signals of eating, the crossed nerve fibers lead not to salivation but heat responses, including sweat production and blood vessel dilation, which explains the facial flushing.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
This is accompanied by dilation of the blood vessels leading to the kidney and an increase in the pressure on the filtering units.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Dilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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