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vaso-inhibitory |
vasoconstriction |
vasoconstrictive |
vasoconstrictor
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| vasoformative
vasoconstrictor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vasoconstrictor has 1 sense
- vasoconstrictor(n = noun.artifact) pressor, vasoconstrictive - any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure; Array has particulars: adrenergic, adrenergic drug, angiotensin, angiotonin, hypertensin, lypressin, naphazoline, privine, sudafed, vasopressor, cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature, noradrenaline, norepinephrine, adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrin, epinephrine, adh, antidiuretic hormone, pitressin, vasopressin, nicotine
is a kind of agent
CIDE DICTIONARY
vasoconstrictor, a.
Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic . [1913 Webster]
vasoconstrictor, n.
A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low blood pressure. [PJC]
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