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VASOCONSTRICTOR
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vasoconstrictor (plural vasoconstrictors)
(pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.
Source: Wiktionary
Vas`o*con*strict"or, a. (Physiol.)
Definition: Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic. n.
Definition: A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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