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vasopressor vs vasoconstrictive

vasoconstrictive vs vasopressor

vasopressor and vasoconstrictive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vasopressor Yes No No No
vasoconstrictive Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstrictive is a hypernym of vasopressor; that is, vasoconstrictive is a word with a broader meaning than vasopressor:
  • vasopressor: any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)
  • vasoconstrictive: 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 vasopressor include pressor, vasoconstrictor.
vasopressor (noun) vasoconstrictive (noun)
any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure) 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 vasopressor and vasoconstrictive

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