vasoconstrictor
noun
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Sense 1 noun
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Types & categories
- agent hypernym
- adrenergic hyponym
- angiotensin hyponym
- lypressin hyponym
- naphazoline hyponym
- vasopressor hyponym
- low temperature hyponym
- noradrenaline hyponym
- epinephrine hyponym
- vasopressin hyponym
- nicotine hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenergic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | angiotensin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lypressin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naphazoline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasopressor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | low temperature |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noradrenaline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epinephrine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasopressin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nicotine |