VASOPRESSOR


Meaning of VASOPRESSOR in English

/vas"oh pres'euhr, vay"zoh-/ , n. Biochem., Pharm.

a hormone, as epinephrine, or other agent that raises the blood pressure by causing contraction of the arteriole muscles, narrowing the arteriole passage.

[ 1925-30; VASO- + PRESSOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .