Vasoconstrictor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasoconstriction.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any substance that causes vasoconstriction
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Causing constriction of the blood vessels; These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.
  • n. A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low blood pressure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Serving to constrict vessels when stimulated, as certain nerves: opposed to vasodilator. Both are included under vasomotor.
  • n. That which causes contraction of the blood-vessels: applied to nerves and to certain drugs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agent   
    Variant
    vasohypertonic   
    Hyponym
    epinephrine    naphazoline    noradrenaline    ADH    antidiuretic hormone    coldness    norepinephrine    pitressin    cold    adrenaline   
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