vasoconstrictor

[ vas-oh-kuhn-strik-ter, vey-zoh- ]

noun

, Physiology, Pharmacology.

1. a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction.

vasoconstrictor

/ ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktə /

noun

1. a drug, agent, or nerve that causes narrowing ( vasoconstriction ) of the walls of blood vessels

adjective

1. causing vasoconstriction

Derived Forms

• ˌvasoconˈstrictive, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vasoconstrictor¹

First recorded in 1875–80; vaso- + constrictor

Example Sentences

This is known as the vasodilator center, and it acts in opposition to the vasoconstrictor.

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Digitalis is not a general vasoconstrictor as used to be taught.

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The tone of the vasoconstrictor center controls the distribution of blood throughout the body.

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Not all the blood vessels in the body are acted upon through the vasoconstrictor center.

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For some reason or other the vasoconstrictor center becomes inactive, and the series of events just described is set in motion.

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