vasopressin
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Etymology edit
vasopressor + -in, circa 1927; see details at vasopressor § Etymology.
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Noun edit
vasopressin (countable and uncountable, plural vasopressins)
- (biochemistry) An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
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an antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland
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