NOUN | artifact | angiotensin, angiotonin, Hypertensin | any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels |
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Sounds | ae.njhiyowteh'nsihn | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels. | |
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Synonyms | angiotonin, Hypertensin | |
Narrower | angiotensin I | A physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II |
angiotensin II | A potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I | |
Broader | vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor | Any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel |
Spanish | angiotensina, angiotonin | |
Catalan | angiotensina, angiotonin |
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