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vasodilator
(redirected from Peripheral vasodilators)

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va·so·di·la·tor  (vz-d-ltr, -d-, -dl-)
n.
Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation.

vasodilator [ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪtə]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a drug, agent, or nerve that can cause dilatation (vasodilatation) of the walls of blood vessels
adj
(Medicine / Pharmacology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) causing vasodilatation
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Noun1.vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
amlodipine besylate, Norvasc - a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris
amyl nitrate - a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris
butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
diazoxide, Hyperstat - vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
dilator - a drug that causes dilation
Apresoline, hydralazine - an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Loniten, minoxidil, Rogaine - a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
pentaerythritol, Peritrate - a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris
tolazoline - vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)
glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - 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)
Translations
vasodilator [ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪtəʳ] Nvasodilatador m
vasodilator
n (Med) → Mittel ntzur Erweiterung der Blutgefäße
vasodilator [ˌveɪzəʊdaɪˈleɪtəʳ] nvasodilatatore m


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