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vasopressin vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor vs vasopressin

vasopressin and vasoconstrictor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasopressin Yes No No No
vasoconstrictor Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstrictor is a hypernym of vasopressin; that is, vasoconstrictor 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
  • 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 vasopressin include pressor, vasoconstrictive, endocrine, hormone, internal secretion.
vasopressin (noun) vasoconstrictor (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 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 vasopressin and vasoconstrictor

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