VASOCONSTRICTOR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs
    • maintains or increases blood pressure
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) vasoconstrictor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)