vagodepressor

[vey-goh-di-pres-er]

va·go·de·pres·sor

[vey-goh-di-pres-er] Pharmacology
adjective
1.
decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
noun
2.
any such substance.

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Vagodepressor has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
vago- + depressor
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