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Vasoconstrictive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Vasoconstrictive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Adjective
1

That causes vasoconstriction

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
agent
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
adrenergic angiotensin lypressin naphazoline vasopressor coldness noradrenaline epinephrine vasopressin nicotine
Rhyming Words
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