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VASODILATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
Synonyms:
vasodilative; vasodilator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vasodilative" is a kind of...):
dilator (a drug that causes dilation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vasodilative"):
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)
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))
