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naphazoline vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor vs naphazoline

naphazoline and vasoconstrictor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
naphazoline Yes No No No
vasoconstrictor Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstrictor is a hypernym of naphazoline; that is, vasoconstrictor is a word with a broader meaning than naphazoline:
  • naphazoline: vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
  • 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 pressure
Other hypernyms of naphazoline include nasal decongestant, pressor, vasoconstrictive.
naphazoline (noun) vasoconstrictor (noun)
vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation 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
Difference between naphazoline and vasoconstrictor

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