vasoactive
Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood…Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).
Meaning
1 sensesActive on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From vaso- + active.From vaso- + active.
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Forms
more vasoactive, most vasoactive| Comparative | more vasoactive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most vasoactive Lesson |
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Word family
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form