angiotensina

Italian

Noun

angiotensina f (plural angiotensine)

1. angiotensin

Portuguese

Noun

angiotensina f (plural angiotensinas)

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

Further reading

• “angiotensina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “angiotensina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025