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vasoconstrictor vs adrenergic drug

adrenergic drug vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor and adrenergic drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasoconstrictor Yes No No No
adrenergic drug Yes No No No
As nouns, adrenergic drug is a hyponym of vasoconstrictor; that is, adrenergic drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vasoconstrictor:
  • 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
  • adrenergic drug: drug that has the effects of epinephrine
vasoconstrictor (noun) adrenergic drug (noun)
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 drug that has the effects of epinephrine
Difference between vasoconstrictor and adrenergic drug

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