vasodilator

[ vas-oh-dahy-ley-ter, -di-, -dahy-ley-, vey-zoh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Physiology, Pharmacology.

vasodilator

/ ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪtə /

a drug, agent, or nerve that can cause dilatation ( vasodilatation ) of the walls of blood vessels

First recorded in 1880–85; vaso- + dilator

Alcohol is a vasodilator and does the opposite of warming you.

This is known as the vasodilator center, and it acts in opposition to the vasoconstrictor.

It does not cause vascular constriction but has a preliminary vasodilator action.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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