noun
a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
• Syn: ↑vasodilative
• Hypernyms: ↑dilator
• Hyponyms:
↑amlodipine besylate, ↑Norvasc, ↑amyl nitrate, ↑butyl nitrite, ↑isobutyl nitrite, ↑diazoxide, ↑Hyperstat, ↑hydralazine, ↑Apresoline, ↑minoxidil, ↑Loniten, ↑Rogaine, ↑Nitrospan, ↑Nitrostat, ↑pentaerythritol, ↑Peritrate, ↑tolazoline, ↑nitroglycerin, ↑nitroglycerine, ↑trinitroglycerin, ↑glyceryl trinitrate
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\\“+\ nounEtymology: vas- + dilator
: an agent (as a parasympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasodilatation
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/vas'oh duy lay"teuhr, -di-, -duy"lay-, vay'zoh-/, n. Physiol., Pharm.
a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
[1880-85; VASO- + DILATOR]
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vasodilāˈtor noun
A nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation
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Main Entry: ↑vaso-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.