vasoconstrictor
English edit
Etymology edit
vaso- + constrictor
Noun edit
vasoconstrictor (plural vasoconstrictors)
- (pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.
- 2019 November 16, Jay Wellons, “The Danger of Traveling Light”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Anyone have any nasal spray?” I asked. “Afrin specifically?” Afrin is basically neosynephrine, a potent vasoconstrictor, and would be ideal to put on a tissue stuffed deeply in the nose.
Antonyms edit
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Translations edit
substance that causes vasoconstriction
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Further reading edit
- vasoconstrictor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French vaso-constricteur.
Adjective edit
vasoconstrictor m or n (feminine singular vasoconstrictoare, masculine plural vasoconstrictori, feminine and neuter plural vasoconstrictoare)
Declension edit
Declension of vasoconstrictor
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | vasoconstrictor | vasoconstrictoare | vasoconstrictori | vasoconstrictoare | ||
definite | vasoconstrictorul | vasoconstrictoarea | vasoconstrictorii | vasoconstrictoarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | vasoconstrictor | vasoconstrictoare | vasoconstrictori | vasoconstrictoare | ||
definite | vasoconstrictorului | vasoconstrictoarei | vasoconstrictorilor | vasoconstrictoarelor |
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
vasoconstrictor (feminine vasoconstrictora, masculine plural vasoconstrictores, feminine plural vasoconstrictoras)
Noun edit
vasoconstrictor m (plural vasoconstrictores)
Further reading edit
- “vasoconstrictor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014