vasodilative
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vasodilative — 1. Causing dilation of the blood vessel s. 2. SYN: vasodilator (1) … Medical dictionary
vasodilative — noun a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels • Syn: ↑vasodilator • Hypernyms: ↑dilator • Hyponyms: ↑amlodipine besylate, ↑Norvasc, ↑amyl nitrate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nitrospan — noun 1. a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) • Syn: ↑nitroglycerin, ↑nitroglycerine, ↑trinitroglycerin,… … Useful english dictionary
Nitrostat — noun 1. a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) • Syn: ↑nitroglycerin, ↑nitroglycerine, ↑trinitroglycerin,… … Useful english dictionary
Garlic — For other uses, see Garlic (disambiguation). Garlic Allium sativum, known as garlic, from William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Vasoactive — A hormone, drug or chemical which is capable of eliciting vasoconstrictive or vasodilative action on the vasculature. Examples include histamine and heparin, released at the sites of infection which stimulate vasodilation of arterioles and… … Wikipedia
Vasodilation — Widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of the muscular wall of the vessels. What widens is actually the diameter of the interior (the lumen) of the vessel. The opposite of vasoconstriction. * * * Widening of the lumen of blood vessel … Medical dictionary
vasodilator — 1. An agent that causes dilation of the blood vessel s. SYN: vasodilative (2). 2. A nerve, stimulation of which results in dilation of the blood vessel s. * * * va·so·di·la·tor .vā zō dī .lāt ər n an agent (as a parasympathetic nerve f … Medical dictionary
amlodipine besylate — noun a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris • Syn: ↑Norvasc • Hypernyms: ↑vasodilator, ↑vasodilative … Useful english dictionary
amyl nitrate — noun a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris • Hypernyms: ↑vasodilator, ↑vasodilative … Useful english dictionary
