Vasodilator

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
  • n. A substance which causes dilation of blood vessels.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Serving to dilate or relax blood-vessels when stimulated, as a nerve. See vasomotor.
  • n. That which causes dilatation of the blood-vessels: applied to nerves and certain drugs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dilator   
    Variant
    vaso-inhibitory    vasohypotonic   
    Hyponym
    peritrate    isobutyl nitrite    pentaerythritol    norvasc    nitrospan   
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