| NOUN | body | vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus |
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| Meaning | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules. | |
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| Synonyms | antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin | |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
| vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor | Any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel | |
| Spanish | hormona antidiurética, vasopresina | |
| Catalan | adiüretina, hormona antidiürètica, vasopressina | |
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