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[syn: vasodilator, vasodilative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, n. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.]
(Medicine & Physiology)
A substance which causes dilation of blood vessels.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, a. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.]
(Physiol.)
Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the
vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of
the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also
called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since
their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vasodilator
n 1: a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels [syn:
vasodilator, vasodilative]