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Vasoconstrictor

Vasoconstrictor Meaning & Definition
Vasoconstrictor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vasoconstrictor?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vasoconstrictor: vasoconstrictive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vasoconstrictor:

See Also | ADH | Adrenalin | adrenaline | adrenergic | adrenergic drug | agent | angiotensin | angiotonin | antidiuretic hormone | cold | coldness | epinephrin | epinephrine | Hypertensin | low temperature | lypressin | naphazoline | nicotine | noradrenaline | norepinephrine | Pitressin | Privine | stress | Sudafed | tenseness | tension | vasopressin | vasopressor

Vasoconstrictor In Webster's Dictionary

\Vas`o*con*strict"or\, a. (Physiol.) 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}.

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