vasoconstrictor
/vas-oh-kuhn-strik-ter, vey-zoh-/US // ˌvæs oʊ kənˈstrɪk tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ- //UK // (ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktə) //
血管收缩剂,血管收缩药,血管收缩器,血管收缩素
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Physiology, Pharmacology.
- : a nerve or drug that causes vasoconstriction.
Examples
This is known as the vasodilator center, and it acts in opposition to the vasoconstrictor.
Digitalis is not a general vasoconstrictor as used to be taught.
The tone of the vasoconstrictor center controls the distribution of blood throughout the body.
Not all the blood vessels in the body are acted upon through the vasoconstrictor center.
For some reason or other the vasoconstrictor center becomes inactive, and the series of events just described is set in motion.
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