angiotensin

See also: Angiotensin

English

Etymology

angio- +‎ (hyper)tens(ion) +‎ -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/

Noun

angiotensin (plural angiotensins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
   • 2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)

Hypernyms

• hormone

Hyponyms

• angiotensin I
• angiotensin II
• angiotensin III
• angiotensin IV

Derived terms

• ACE (“angiotensin-converting enzyme”)
• ACE1 (“angiotensin-converting enzyme 1”)
• ACE2 (“angiotensin-converting enzyme 2”)
• hrsACE2 (“human recombinant soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2”)
• angiotensinogen
• angiotensin I
• angiotensin II
• angiotensin III
• angiotensin IV

• angiotensin (1-7)
• angiotensin converting enzyme
• angiotensin-converting enzyme
• angiotensin converting enzyme 1
• angiotensin converting enzyme 2
• renin-angiotensin system

 

Translations

polypeptides that narrow blood vessels

• Finnish: angiotensiini (fi)
• Italian: angiotensina (it) f
• Polish: angiotensyna f
• Portuguese: angiotensina f
• Spanish: angiotensina (es) f
• Swedish: angiotensin (sv) n