Noun: vasoconstrictor ,vey-sow-kun'strik-tu(r) or ,vey-zow-kun'strik-tu(r)
- 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 pressure
"cold is a vasoconstrictor";
- vasoconstrictive, pressor
Derived forms: vasoconstrictors
Type of: agent
Encyclopedia: Vasoconstrictor