vasoconstrictor

noun va·so·con·stric·tor \-tər\

Definition of VASOCONSTRICTOR

: an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction

1877

Medical Dictionary

noun va·so·con·stric·tor \ˌvā-zō-kən-ˈstrik-tər\

: an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction

—vasoconstrictor adjective

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