Definitions of vasodilator [ˌvæs oʊ daɪˈleɪ tər, -dɪ-, -ˈdaɪ leɪ-, ˌveɪ zoʊ-]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vasodilator
any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that relax or widen blood vessels and thereby maintain or lower blood pressure.

Etymology: (1880–85)

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1. (noun) vasodilator, vasodilative
a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

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1. (adj) vasodilator
causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest

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