English noun: vasoconstrictor |
1. | vasoconstrictor (artifact) 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 |
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| Synonyms | pressor, vasoconstrictive |
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| Broader (hypernym) | agent |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ADH, Adrenalin, adrenaline, adrenergic, adrenergic drug, angiotensin, angiotonin, antidiuretic hormone, cold, coldness, epinephrin, epinephrine, frigidity, frigidness, Hypertensin, low temperature, lypressin, naphazoline, nicotine, noradrenaline, norepinephrine, Pitressin, Privine, Sudafed, vasopressin, vasopressor |
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