vasoconstrictor


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va·so·con·stric·tor

 (vā′zō-kən-strĭk′tər)
n.
Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasoconstriction.
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vasoconstrictor

(ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktə)
n
1. (Pharmacology) a drug, agent, or nerve that causes narrowing (vasoconstriction) of the walls of blood vessels
2. (Physiology) a drug, agent, or nerve that causes narrowing (vasoconstriction) of the walls of blood vessels
adj
3. (Pharmacology) causing vasoconstriction
4. (Physiology) causing vasoconstriction
ˌvasoconˈstrictive adj
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vas•o•con•stric•tor

(ˌvæs oʊ kənˈstrɪk tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ-)

n.
any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that narrow blood vessels and thereby maintain or increase blood pressure.
[1875–80]
vas`o•con•stric′tion, n.
vas`o•con•stric′tive, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vasoconstrictor - 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
pressor, vasoconstrictive
adrenergic, adrenergic drug - drug that has the effects of epinephrine
angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin - any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
lypressin - an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
naphazoline, Privine, Sudafed - vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
vasopressor - any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
noradrenaline, norepinephrine - a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
Adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrin, epinephrine - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
nicotine - an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
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Translations

vasoconstrictor

[ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktəʳ] N → vasoconstrictor m
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vasoconstrictor

n (Med) → Mittel nt → zur Verengung der Blutgefäße
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vasoconstrictor

[ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktəʳ] n → vasocostrittore m
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va·so·con·stric·tor

n. un agente que causa constricción en los vasos sanguíneos.
peripheral ___ → ___ periférico.
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vasoconstrictor

n vasoconstrictor m
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Lasmiditan, an investigational, first-in-class molecule under evaluation for the acute treatment of migraine, selectively targets 5-HT1F receptors expressed in the trigeminal pathway, and has been designed for the acute treatment of migraine without the vasoconstrictor activity associated with some migraine therapies.
Lilly's Lasmiditan Meets Primary and Secondary Endpoints in SPARTAN Study for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

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