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vasodilator

[ vas-oh-dahy-ley-ter, -di-, -dahy-ley-, vey-zoh- ]
/ ˌvæs oʊ daɪˈleɪ tər, -dɪ-, -ˈdaɪ leɪ-, ˌveɪ zoʊ- /
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noun Physiology, Pharmacology.

a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.

Nearby words

  1. vasodepression,
  2. vasodepressor,
  3. vasodilatation,
  4. vasodilation,
  5. vasodilative,
  6. vasoepididymostomy,
  7. vasoformation,
  8. vasoformative cell,
  9. vasoganglion,
  10. vasography

Origin of vasodilator

First recorded in 1880–85; vaso- + dilator
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Examples from the Web for vasodilator

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

    Physiology|Ernest G. Martin

British Dictionary definitions for vasodilator

vasodilator

/ (ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪtə) /

noun

a drug, agent, or nerve that can cause dilatation (vasodilatation) of the walls of blood vessels

adjective

causing vasodilatation
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Medicine definitions for vasodilator

vasodilator

[ vā′zō-dī-lā′tər, -dĭ-, -dī′lā- ]

n.

Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation.

adj.

Producing vasodilation.
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