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.

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Origin of vasodilator

First recorded in 1880–85; vaso- + dilator

Words nearby vasodilator

vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, vasodepressor, vasodilatation, vasodilation, vasodilator, vasoinhibitor, vasoligation, vasoligature, vasomotion, vasomotor

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How to use vasodilator in a sentence

Alcohol is a vasodilator and does the opposite of warming you.
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This is known as the vasodilator center, and it acts in opposition to the vasoconstrictor.
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It does not cause vascular constriction but has a preliminary vasodilator action.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

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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