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vasodepressor, a. and n. Pharm.|ˌveɪsəʊdɪˈprɛsə(r)|
[f. vaso- + depressor n.]
A. adj. Causing the dilatation of blood vessels, and consequent reduction in blood pressure.
B. n. A substance having this effect.
1938Dorland & Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 18) 1550 Vasodepressor,..having a depressing effect on the circulation; causing vasomotor depression. 1946[see ganglionic a. b]. 1961Webster, Vasodepressor, n. 1977Lancet 19 Mar. 615/1 In patients with renovascular hypertension the angiotensin-blocking agent, saralasin, produces a vasodepressor response after modest sodium depletion. 1990Amer. Jrnl. Chinese Med. XVIII. 157 The vasodepressor effect was probably angiotensin- and/or bradykinin-related. |