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"vasodilator /vaso·di·la·tor/ (-di-la´ter)
1. causing dilatation of blood vessels.
2. a nerve or agent that does this.

Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
va·so·di·la·tor (vz-d-ltr, -d-, -dl-)
n.
Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation.
adj.
Producing vasodilation.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Vasodilator
An agent, such as a nerve or hormone, that widens the blood vessels, which in turn decreases resistance to blood flow and lowers blood pressure.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
vasodilator (vāˈ·zō·dīˑ·lā·ter),
n a substance that widens blood vessels by relaxing the smooth muscle in the walls; decreases blood pressure.
Jonas: Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (c) 2005, Elsevier.
vasodilator (vā´zōdī´lātur),
n 1. an agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels.
n 2. a drug that relaxes the smooth muscle walls of the blood vessels and increases their diameter.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2nd edition. © 2008 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
vasodilator
1. causing dilatation of blood vessels.
2. a nerve or agent that causes dilatation of blood vessels.
vasodilator agents
include prostaglandin E2, prostacyclin, bradykinin, histamine, serotonin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, substance P, adenosine triphosphate, endothelium-derived relaxing factor.
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved
vasodilator An agent that dilates blood vessels Cardiology A vasoactive agent used in CHF–eg, nitrates, nitroprusside, hydralazine, ACE inhibitors, prazocin, captopril, to ↓ preload and/or afterload
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc."


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