vasodilator

[vas-oh-dahy-ley-ter, -di-, -dahy-ley-, vey-zoh-]

noun Physiology, Pharmacology.

a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.

Origin of vasodilator

First recorded in 1880–85; vaso- + dilator

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Historical Examples of 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

noun

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

adjective

causing vasodilatation

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vasodilator in Medicine

vasodilator

[vā′zō-dī-lā′tər, -dĭ-, -dī′lā-]

n.

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

adj.

Producing vasodilation.