vasodilator

English

Etymology

From vaso- +‎ dilator.

Noun

vasodilator (plural vasodilators)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure.

Antonyms

• vasoconstrictor

Derived terms

• dil-, -dil-, -dil, -dyl
• nitrovasodilator
• vasodilatory

Related terms

• See vasoactive § Related terms

Translations

agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels

• Catalan: vasodilatador m
• Czech: vazodilatátor m
• Finnish: vasodilaattori
• French: vasodilatateur (fr) m
• Galician: vasodilatador
• German: Vasodilatator m
• Greek: αγγειοδιασταλτικό (el) n (angeiodiastaltikó)
• Irish: soitheachleathóir m
• Italian: vasodilatatore (it)
• Spanish: vasodilatador (es)
• Turkish: vazodilatör

See also

• ACE inhibitor

Further reading

• vasodilator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia