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vasoconstrictor
[ vas-oh-kuhn-strik-ter, vey-zoh- ]
noun
, Physiology, Pharmacology.
- a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction.
vasoconstrictor
/ ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktə /
noun
- a drug, agent, or nerve that causes narrowing ( vasoconstriction ) of the walls of blood vessels
adjective
- causing vasoconstriction
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Derived Forms
- ˌvasoconˈstrictive, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vasoconstrictor1
First recorded in 1875–80; vaso- + constrictor
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Example Sentences
This is known as the vasodilator center, and it acts in opposition to the vasoconstrictor.
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Digitalis is not a general vasoconstrictor as used to be taught.
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The tone of the vasoconstrictor center controls the distribution of blood throughout the body.
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Not all the blood vessels in the body are acted upon through the vasoconstrictor center.
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For some reason or other the vasoconstrictor center becomes inactive, and the series of events just described is set in motion.
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