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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. 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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