pitressin
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1. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules (noun.body)
hypernym | : | pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | endocrine, hormone, internal secretion, |
definition | : | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect (noun.body) |
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