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vasopressin vs hormone

hormone vs vasopressin

vasopressin and hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasopressin Yes No No No
hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, hormone is a hypernym of vasopressin; that is, hormone is a word with a broader meaning than vasopressin:
  • vasopressin: 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 tubules
  • hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Other hypernyms of vasopressin include pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, endocrine, internal secretion.
vasopressin (noun) hormone (noun)
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 tubules the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Difference between vasopressin and hormone

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