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vasoconstrictive |
vasoconstrictor |
vasodentine |
vasodilation |
vasodilative |
vasodilator
| vasoformative
| vasohypertonic
| vasohypotonic
| vasomax
| vasomotor
vasodilator
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vasodilator has 1 sense
- vasodilator(n = noun.artifact) vasodilative - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels; Array has particulars: amlodipine besylate, norvasc, amyl nitrate, butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, diazoxide, hyperstat, apresoline, hydralazine, loniten, minoxidil, rogaine, nitrospan, nitrostat, pentaerythritol, peritrate, tolazoline, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin
is a kind of dilator
CIDE DICTIONARY
vasodilator, a. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.].
Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory , and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest. [1913 Webster]
vasodilator, n. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.].
A substance which causes dilation of blood vessels. [PJC]
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