vasoconstrictor

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Scrabble points: 22
Words With Friends: 26
Letters: 15

Definition of vasoconstrictor

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Any substance that causes vasoconstriction.

““Anyone have any nasal spray?” I asked. “Afrin specifically?” Afrin is basically neosynephrine, a potent vasoconstrictor, and would be ideal to put on a tissue stuffed deeply in the nose.”

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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- New Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. New Latin stringō New Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr New Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor. ▲ Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English constrictor English vasoconstrictor From vaso- + constrictor.

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