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vasoconstrictor

(-kən striktər)

adjective

Physiol. causing constriction of the blood vessels

Origin: vaso- + constrictor

noun

a nerve or drug causing such constriction

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See vasoconstrictor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasoconstriction.

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