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Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Pitressin - 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 tubulesADH, antidiuretic hormone, vasopressinpressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor - any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressureendocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effectbrand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service |
EncyclopediaSeevasopressinPitressinenUK
va·so·pres·sin (VP), (vā'sō-pres'in, vas-ō-), A nonapeptide neurohypophysial hormone related to oxytocin and vasotocin; synthetically prepared or obtained from the posterior lobe of the pituitary of healthy domestic animals. In pharmacologic doses vasopressin causes water retention and contraction of smooth muscle, notably that of all blood vessels; large doses may produce cerebral or coronary arterial spasm. Synonym(s): antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin [vaso- + L. premo, pp. pressum, to press down, + -in] Pitressin (pĭ-trĕs′ĭn) A trademark for a drug preparation of vasopressin.Pitressin A brand name for argipressin, a synthetic form of VASOPRESSIN.PitressinenUK
Related to Pitressin: Declomycin, vasopressin, Pinterest, SIADHSynonyms for Pitressinnoun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamusSynonyms- ADH
- antidiuretic hormone
- vasopressin
Related Words- pressor
- vasoconstrictive
- vasoconstrictor
- endocrine
- hormone
- internal secretion
- brand
- brand name
- marque
- trade name
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