eledoisin
[ĕl′ĭ-doi′sĭn]
n.
A protein that is formed in the venom gland of several species of octopuses and is used as a vasodilator and a contraction agent of extravascular smooth muscle.
Nearby words
- exodontics,
- exodontist,
- exodos,
- exodus,
- exoenzyme,
- exoerythrocytic,
- exoerythrocytic stage,
- exogamous,
- exogamy,
- exogastrula
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