ADH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus
   • affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
   Synonym(s)
   • antidiuretic hormone (what does antidiuretic hormone mean?)
   • Pitressin (what does Pitressin mean?)
   • vasopressin (what does vasopressin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ADH is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hormone (what does hormone mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   • internal secretion (what does internal secretion mean?)
   • vasoconstrictor (what does vasoconstrictor mean?)
   • vasoconstrictive (what does vasoconstrictive mean?)