- vasodilator
- noun Date: 1881 an agent (as a parasympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasodilation
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Vasodilator — Vas o*di*lat or, a.[L. vas a vessel + dilator.] (Physiol.) Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vasodilator — [vas΄ōdī′lāt΄ər, vā′zōdī′lāt΄ər] adj. [ VASO + DILATOR] Physiol. causing dilatation of the blood vessels n. a nerve or drug causing such dilatation vasodilatation [vas΄ōdil΄ə tā′shən, vā′zōdil΄ə tā′shən] n. vasodilation [vas΄ōdī′lā′shən,… … English World dictionary
vasodilator — 1. An agent that causes dilation of the blood vessel s. SYN: vasodilative (2). 2. A nerve, stimulation of which results in dilation of the blood vessel s. * * * va·so·di·la·tor .vā zō dī .lāt ər n an agent (as a parasympathetic nerve f … Medical dictionary
Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein — Vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein, also known as VASP, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: VASP vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=7408|… … Wikipedia
Vasodilator — Vasodilatation (von (lateinisch) vas „Gefäß“ und dilatatio „Erweiterung“) bezeichnet die Erweiterung der Blutgefäße. Vasodilatation kann sowohl aktiv, zum Beispiel bei Erschlaffung der Gefäßmuskulatur, als auch passiv, zum Beispiel durch erhöhtes … Deutsch Wikipedia
vasodilator — /vas oh duy lay teuhr, di , duy lay , vay zoh /, n. Physiol., Pharm. a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation. [1880 85; VASO + DILATOR] * * * … Universalium
vasodilator — noun A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure … Wiktionary
vasodilator — n. something which causes the dilation of blood vessels … English contemporary dictionary
vasodilator — vaso·dilator … English syllables
vasodilator — n. a drug that causes widening of the blood vessels and therefore an increase in blood flow. Vasodilators are used to lower blood pressure in cases of hypertension. Coronary vasodilators, such as glyceryl trinitrate, increase the blood flow… … The new mediacal dictionary
