VASOPRESSIN

Meaning of VASOPRESSIN in English

[ ˌveɪzəʊ'prɛsɪn ]

■ noun Biochemistry a peptide hormone released by the pituitary which promotes water retention by the kidneys and increased blood pressure.

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VASOPRESSIN — noun Etymology: from Vasopressin, a trademark Date: 1927 a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VASOPRESSIN — ˌvāzōˈpres ə n, -āsō-, ˌvazo-, ˌvasō- noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Vasopressin, a trademark : a polypeptide hormone that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VASOPRESSIN — /vas'oh pres"in/ , n. 1. Biochem. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VASOPRESSIN — noun Etymology: from Vasopressin, a trademark Date: 1927 : a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VASOPRESSIN — [va.so.pres.sin] n [fr. Vasopressin, a trademark] (1927): a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that …
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VASOPRESSIN — vasopressin BrE AmE ˌveɪz əʊ ˈpres ɪn § - ə n AmE -oʊ- ˌvæs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VASOPRESSIN — n. a pituitary hormone acting to reduce diuresis and increase blood pressure. Also called ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VASOPRESSIN — n. a pituitary hormone acting to reduce diuresis and increase blood pressure. Also called ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VASOPRESSIN — n. a pituitary hormone acting to reduce diuresis and increase blood pressure. Also called ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE.
Oxford English vocab
VASOPRESSIN — вазопрессин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VASOPRESSIN — Антидиуретический гормон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VASOPRESSIN — вазопрессин (гормон задней доли гипофиза)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
VASOPRESSIN — вазопрессин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VASOPRESSIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ v ā -z ō - ' pre-s ə n Function: noun Etymology: from Vasopressin, a trademark Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VASOPRESSIN (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
PRESSYN — USP DI - Vasopressin (Systemic)
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PITRESSIN — USP DI - Vasopressin (Systemic)
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VASOTOCIN — noun Etymology: vaso- + oxytocin Date: circa 1963 a polypeptide pituitary hormone of most vertebrates below mammals that has properties …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OCTAPEPTIDE — noun Date: 1931 a protein fragment or molecule (as oxytocin or vasopressin) that consists of eight amino acids linked in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE — noun Date: 1942 vasopressin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIABETES INSIPIDUS — Endocrine disorder causing extreme thirst and excessive production of very dilute urine, apparently due to lack of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin, …
Английский словарь Британика
PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS — ¦parəˌ. . .- noun Etymology: para- (I) + ventricular : a discrete band of nerve cells in the anterior hypothalamus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCTAPEPTIDE — ˌäktəˌ noun Etymology: octa- + peptide : a protein fragment or molecule (as oxytocin or vasopressin) that consists of eight …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEUROPHYSIN — ˌn(y)ürōˈfīsə̇n, -u̇r-, -ˈfiz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary neurophys- (from New Latin neurohypophysis ) + -in ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE — noun : vasopressin
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OXYTOCIN — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtōs ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oxytoc ic + -in : a polypeptide hormone C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPOPHAMINE — hīˈpäfəˌmēn, -_mə̇n noun Etymology: New Latin hypoph ysis + English amine : either of two hormones obtained from the posterior …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEUROHORMONE — any of a group of substances produced by specialized cells (neurosecretory cells) structurally typical of the nervous, rather than of …
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DU VIGNEAUD, VINCENT — born May 18, 1901, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Dec. 11, 1978, White Plains, N.Y. Du Vigneaud, 1968 American biochemist and …
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS — pathological endocrine condition characterized by extreme thirst and excessive production of very dilute urine. The essential feature of the disorder …
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS — Endocrine disorder causing extreme thirst and excessive production of very dilute urine, apparently due to lack of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin, …
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