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VASODILATOR
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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 ("vasodilator" is a kind of...):
dilator (a drug that causes dilation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vasodilator"):
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))
Context examples:
It is used clinically as a cerebral and coronary vasodilator.
(Nicardipine, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of isoxsuprine, a benzyl alcohol derivative with vasodilator activity.
(Isoxsuprine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzyl alcohol derivative with vasodilator activity.
(Isoxsuprine, NCI Thesaurus)
The kallikrein protease family is comprised of potent vasodilators and hypotensives agents, thus they play important roles in inflammation and blood pressure.
(Kallikrein, NCI Thesaurus)
It is released by the vascular endothelium and mediates the relaxation induced by some vasodilators such as acetylcholine and bradykinin.
(Nitric Oxide, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An orally administered vasodilator with hair growth stimulatory and antihypertensive effects.
(Minoxidil, NCI Thesaurus)
The mononitrate salt form of isosorbide, an organic nitrate with vasodilator activity.
(Isosorbide Mononitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic catechol compound and potent beta adrenergic agonist with peripheral vasodilator, bronchodilator, and cardiac stimulating properties.
(Isoproterenol, NCI Thesaurus)
Antihypertensive agents include diuretics, alpha-adrenergic and beta-adrenergic antagonists, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, ganglionic blockers, and vasodilator agents.
(Antihypertensive Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
AGT 1-9 is not converted to angiotensin II but further degraded by ACE to AGT 1-7, a vasodilator.
(Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2 Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
