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noun
Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: vasopressor
Antonyms: vasodilator, vasodepressor
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vasoconstrictive, pressor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agent
Narrower terms: adrenergic, adrenergic drug, angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin, lypressin, naphazoline, Privine, Sudafed, vasopressor, coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness, noradrenaline, norepinephrine, epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin, vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin, nicotine
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengh- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngheti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor. ▲ Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English constrictor English vasoconstrictor From vaso- + constrictor.
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