angiotensina

Italian

Noun

angiotensina f (plural angiotensine)

1. angiotensin

Portuguese

Noun

angiotensina f (plural angiotensinas)

1. (biochemistry) angiotensin (polypeptides that narrow blood vessels)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English angiotensin, equivalent to angio- +‎ (hiper)tens(ión) +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anxjotenˈsina/ [ãŋ.xjo.t̪ẽnˈsi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: an‧gio‧ten‧si‧na

Noun

angiotensina f (plural angiotensinas)

1. (biochemistry) angiotensin

Derived terms

• enzima convertidora de angiotensina

 

Related terms

• angiotensinógeno

 

Further reading

• “angiotensina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014