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vasoconstrictor
(encz) | vasoconstrictor, n: |
Vasoconstrictor
(gcide) | Vasoconstrictor \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.
[1913 Webster] |
Vasoconstrictor
(gcide) | Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, n. (Medicine, Physiology)
A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels.
Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low
blood pressure.
[PJC] |
vasoconstrictor
(wn) | vasoconstrictor
n 1: 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 [syn:
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor] |
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