angiotensin

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/
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/ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/ · /ˌænd͡ʒɪoʊˈtɛnsɪn/ · [ˌɛənd͡ʒɪoʊˈtɛnsɪn]

Definition of angiotensin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
    “2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)”

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Etymology

From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.

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