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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.
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Origin of vasodilator

First recorded in 1880–85; vaso- + dilator
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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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