vasodilator

English

Etymology

vaso- +‎ dilator

Noun

vasodilator (plural vasodilators)

1. (pharmacology) A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure.

Derived terms

• nitrovasodilator
• vasodilatory

Related terms

• vasodilatation
• vasodilatative
• vasodilatatory
• vasodilate
• vasodilation
• vasodilative

 

Translations

agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels

• Catalan: vasodilatador m
• Czech: vazodilatátor m
• French: vasodilatateur (fr) m
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• Greek: αγγειοδιασταλτικό (el) n (angeiodiastaltikó)
• Italian: vasodilatatore (it)
• Spanish: vasodilatador (es)

See also

• ACE inhibitor

Further reading

• vasodilator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia