| vasodilator |
a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
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| vasomotor |
relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
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| 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
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| vasopressor |
any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
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| vasosection |
vasotomy: surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens
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