- antidiuretic hormone
- noun Date: 1942 vasopressin
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
antidiuretic hormone
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antidiuretic hormone — n VASOPRESSIN * * * (ADH) see vasopressin * * * vasopressin … Medical dictionary
Antidiuretic hormone — Vasopressine Vasopressine Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
antidiuretic hormone — noun a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland … Wiktionary
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) — A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after being made nearby (in the hypothalamus). ADH has an antidiuretic action that prevents the production of dilute urine (and so is… … Medical dictionary
antidiuretic hormone — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A diuretic regulatory hormonal mechanism that enhances the rate at which fluid is secreted via the Malpighian tubules, and in certain insects, reduces resorption in the rectum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antidiuretic hormone — See vasopressin … Dictionary of molecular biology
antidiuretic hormone — Biochem. vasopressin. Abbr.: ADH * * * … Universalium
antidiuretic hormone — noun another term for vasopressin … English new terms dictionary
antidiuretic hormone — ADH; see vasopressin … The new mediacal dictionary
antidiuretic hormone — an′tidiuret′ic hor mone n. pha biochem. vasopressin Abbr.: ADH … From formal English to slang
